Learning by MOOC or by crook: Massive open online courses are a new way of learning and offer potential in the health field

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 200, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 192-193

  Heller, Richard F ^a  

^a People's Open Access Education Initiative (Peoples uni)   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AUSTRALIA; ECONOMICS; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNIVERSITY; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AUSTRALIA; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; INTERNET; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84899154070     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja14.00129     Document Type: Editorial

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