Systemic Tensions in the MOOC Design Cycle: An Activity Systems Analysis upon Implementing edX for Latin America and the Caribbean
By: Fabián Freire
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.13.3.138 | Journal eISSN: 2304-070X
Language: English
Page range: 279 - 295
Submitted on: Apr 20, 2021
Accepted on: Oct 11, 2021
Published on: Dec 31, 2021
Published by: International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2021 Fabián Freire, published by International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE)
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