The Distributed Esteemed Endorser Review: A novel approach to participant assessment in MOOCs

Jennifer S. Kay, Tyler J. Nolan, Thomas M. Grello

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Abstract

One of the most challenging aspects of developing a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is designing an accurate method to effectively assess participant knowledge and skills. The Distributed Esteemed Endorser Review (DEER) approach has been developed as an alternative for those MOOCs where traditional approaches to assessment are not appropriate. In DEER, course projects are certified in-person by an "Esteemed Endorser", an individual who is typically senior in rank to the student, but is not necessarily an expert in the course content. Not only does DEER provide a means to certify that course goals have been met, it also provides MOOC participants with the opportunity to share information about what they have learned with others at the local level.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationL@S 2016 - Proceedings of the 3rd 2016 ACM Conference on Learning at Scale
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery, Inc
Pages157-160
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781450337267
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 25 2016
Event3rd Annual ACM Conference on Learning at Scale, L@S 2016 - Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Duration: Apr 25 2016Apr 26 2016

Publication series

NameL@S 2016 - Proceedings of the 3rd 2016 ACM Conference on Learning at Scale

Other

Other3rd Annual ACM Conference on Learning at Scale, L@S 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityEdinburgh
Period4/25/164/26/16

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Education
  • Software
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Computer Networks and Communications

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