Dropout Patterns and Cultural Context in Online Networked Learning Spaces
By: Aras Bozkurt and Yavuz Akbulut
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.11.1.940 | Journal eISSN: 2304-070X
Language: English
Page range: 41 - 54
Submitted on: Nov 19, 2018
Accepted on: Jan 21, 2019
Published on: Mar 31, 2019
Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
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