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A phenomenographic analysis of the variation of HE academic’s experience of designing MOOCs. / Wang, Xiaoxia; Sime, Julie-Ann.
2022. 13-13 Abstract from SIG9 Phenomenography and Variation Theory, Stockholm, Sweden.

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Wang X, Sime JA. A phenomenographic analysis of the variation of HE academic’s experience of designing MOOCs. 2022. Abstract from SIG9 Phenomenography and Variation Theory, Stockholm, Sweden.

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Wang, Xiaoxia ; Sime, Julie-Ann. / A phenomenographic analysis of the variation of HE academic’s experience of designing MOOCs. Abstract from SIG9 Phenomenography and Variation Theory, Stockholm, Sweden.1 p.

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