The educational problem that MOOCs could solve: Professional development for teachers of disadvantaged students

Research in Learning Technology

Volumn 24, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Laurillard, Diana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blended learning; Disadvantaged students; Learning community; MOOCs; Peer learning; Professional development; Teaching designers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978187275     PISSN: 21567069     EISSN: 21567077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/rlt.v24.29369     Document Type: Article

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