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Beginner Level
Approx. 21 hours to complete
English
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Beginner Level
Approx. 21 hours to complete
English

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Vanderbilt University

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week1
Week 1
3 hours to complete

Game on! The History and Theory of MMOs

3 hours to complete
9 videos (Total 94 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes
Week2
Week 2
4 hours to complete

LOTRO and Tolkien

4 hours to complete
10 videos (Total 113 min)
Week3
Week 3
3 hours to complete

Romance and Realism

3 hours to complete
13 videos (Total 129 min)
Week4
Week 4
4 hours to complete

Space and Time in Three Media

4 hours to complete
10 videos (Total 75 min)

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