Learner profiles of attitudinal learning in a MOOC: An explanatory sequential mixed methods study

Computers and Education

Volumn 114, Issue , 2017, Pages 274-285

  Watson, Sunnie Lee ^a   Watson, William R ^a   Yu, Ji Hyun ^b   Alamri, Hamdan ^a   Mueller, Chad ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN DEARBORN   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult learning; Distance education and telelearning; Lifelong learning

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; DISTANCE EDUCATION; LEARNING SYSTEMS; SURVEYS;

ADULT LEARNING; DISTANCE EDUCATION AND TELE-LEARNING; FORMAL EDUCATION; INSTRUCTIONAL ACTIVITIES; INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNS; INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY; LIFE LONG LEARNING; PROFILE ANALYSIS;

EDUCATION;

EID: 85025705148     PISSN: 03601315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2017.07.005     Document Type: Article

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