Experiences of Timorese language teachers in a blended Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) for Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
By: Monty King, Bernadete Luan and Esperança Lopes
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.10.3.840 | Journal eISSN: 2304-070X
Language: English
Page range: 279 - 287
Submitted on: Feb 4, 2018
Accepted on: Jun 26, 2018
Published on: Jul 1, 2018
Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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