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Teachers at all levels of education face challenges when it comes to motivating students to actively participate in the learning process. These challenges certainly depend to some extent on the field of study, but also on the learning environment and tools used in the teaching process. Therefore, the subject of this paper is related to exploring students' motivation during e-learning, primarily in the field of economics and business. The goals of the paper are: 1) to analyze possible reasons for enrolling in business school, 2) to analyze previous research regarding challenges with motivating students during e-learning, as well as issues that have been encountered by both teachers and students, 3) to investigate if students are more motivated during traditional learning or e-learning, 4) to explore if there is a difference between the level of motivation of high-school students when compared to university students, and 5) to analyze if the student’s level of motivation to engage in e-learning is correlated with the level of their digital competencies and skills. Analysis of previous research will provide an overview of the issues and benefits that arise with e-learning and students' motivation. It is certain that there is no universal conclusion when it comes to investigating which type of learning, traditional or elearning, is the best for motivating students to engage. On the one hand, e-learning is performed using different digital tools that bring diversity to the learning process, but it is performed remotely. On the other hand, traditional learning in classrooms has the advantage in the form of direct contact between students and teachers, but it is limited regarding the tools that are used in teaching. In order to explore the attitude of students in Croatia when it comes to motivation during e-learning, empirical research among students in the field of economics and business was conducted from November 2021 to January 2022. A total of 1.298 responses were collected from high school and university students. It is expected that there is a difference regarding the level of motivation between high- school students and university students, indicating that e-learning is more appropriate for the university level of education. |