Episode 104 - An Online Physics Course...With Lab!

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Episode 104 - An Online Physics Course...With Lab!

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Dec 16, 2013

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As professor of physics at Georgia Tech, Schatz has been running a Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) for introductory physics with laboratory. Schatz talks to Lab Out Loud about his experience with the class, how the online lab requirements work, and his plans to expand it.
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Dec 16, 2013

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Episode 104 - An Online Physics Course...With Lab!

Episode 104 - An Online Physics Course...With Lab!

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