Gaining an Insight into Learner Satisfaction in MOOCs: An Investigation through Blog Mining
By: Mehmet Ali Ustaoğlu and Volkan Kukul
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.55982/openpraxis.14.3.490 | Journal eISSN: 2304-070X
Language: English
Page range: 230 - 241
Submitted on: Mar 3, 2022
Accepted on: Sep 12, 2022
Published on: Sep 30, 2022
Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
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