Assessment Strategies for Online Learning: Engagement and Authenticity

• Main Author: Dianne Conrad (auth)
• Other Authors: Jason Openo (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Athabasca University Press 2018
• Series: Issues in Distance Education
• Subjects: moodle; MOOC; LMS; open education; constructivism; group work; blended learning; cheating; e-portfolios
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

For many learners assessment conjures up visions of red pens scrawling percentages in the top right-hand corner of exams and feelings of stress, inadequacy, and failure. Although negative student reactions to evaluation have been noted, assessment has provided educational institutions with important...