This insightful collection of essays explores the ways in which open education can democratise access to education for all. It is a rich resource that offers both research and case studies to relate the application of open technologies and approaches in education settings around the world. Global in perspective, this book argues strongly for the value of open education in both the developed …
This book showcases how scholarship as part of academics practice can be part of an academic toolkit for change that expands awareness and knowledge of the purposes and effects of the pedagogy of assessment. The case studies-ranging from assessment in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs to assessment design for students whose first language is not English, to the effectiveness of peer learning t…