Falko Peschel

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Falko Peschel (born January 20, 1965) is a German pedagogue and proponent of open learning. [1] He has gained attention for his unorthodox educational experiments and publications.

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References

  1. Marriott, Rita de Cássia Veiga; Torres, Patrícia Lupion (2009). Handbook of research on e-learning methodologies for language acquisition. IGI Global snippet. ISBN   978-1-59904-994-6 . Retrieved 28 June 2011.