Design of Online Learning Mobile APP for the Elderly Based on Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction (ARCS) Motivation Model

Currently, exploring the application method of Attention, Relevance, Confidence, and Satisfaction (ARCS) motivation model in the design of online learning APP for the elderly helps to improve the learning performance and user experience and to satisfy learning need better. Methods are through the observation, questionnaire and interview, and the user research which was carried out for the elderly users collected qualitative data and quantitative data of elderly users. Combining the online learning products and ARCS motivation model helps to summarize the design method of the online learning mobile APP for the elderly users, and explore the design of the mobile APP. In the application design of the elderly related to learning, the psychological characteristics and physiological characteristics of the elderly, should be fully considered. The ARCS motivation model and the user experience related rules should be combined to achieve the purpose of improving the online learning initiative and the learning efficiency of the elderly. It provides design reference for learning apps for the elderly.