Research on the Status Quo of Peoples Choices and Usage of Online Education

In the knowledge explosion era, the need for lifelong learning is urgent in every industry. People need multiple abilities to compete and achieve better performance in their positions. Online education developed rapidly during the pandemic period. To have a detailed understanding of the current status of online education, and how to improve it in the future to adapt to a wider range of use, this paper uses the basic theory of behavioral economics to interview users who usually participate in online education. This paper interviewed 87 online education users from different ages and industries and observed their usage habits. Drawing on nudge theory, prospect theory,and motivation theory, this article analyze the interviewee's behaviors and usage habits of online education. The research results provide suggestions for online education in terms of design, content layout, curriculum structure, and course evaluation.