Understanding MOOCs as an Emerging Online Learning Tool: Perspectives From the Students

American Journal of Distance Education

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 147-159

  Liu, Min ^a   Kang, Jina ^a   Cao, Mengwen ^a   Lim, Mihyun ^a   Ko, Yujung ^a   Myers, Ryan ^a   Schmitz Weiss, Amy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84906703372     PISSN: 08923647     EISSN: 15389286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08923647.2014.926145     Document Type: Article

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