Project based Case Learning and Massive Open Online Courses

In this article, the authors provide a new approach to massive open online course: project based case learning. Although there are many online teaching websites, such as Coursera and Edx, most of the courses are video based. That is, students learn knowledge through watching lecture videos. This met...

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Published in:International journal of distance education technologies 2015-07, Vol.13 (3), p.53-60
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