Factors for Success and Course Completion in Massive Open Online Courses through the Lens of Participant Types
By: Isa Bingöl, Engin Kursun and Halil Kayaduman
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.12.2.1067 | Journal eISSN: 2304-070X
Language: English
Page range: 223 - 239
Submitted on: Nov 23, 2019
Accepted on: Apr 30, 2020
Published on: Jun 30, 2019
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