2017 Assessment MOOC Report 
Edsurge
DECEMBER 21, 2021
And it was just a few years after the launch of the first MOOCs, putting the online higher ed market newly in the spotlight as it continued its steady growth. Five years ago, the application of data and algorithms to the HR function—as well the use of pre-hire assessment—were in a fledgling stage.
Edsurge
MARCH 3, 2021
These include “a huge change in assessments and how people demonstrate mastery” in ways other than through standardized testing, she notes. Its portfolio includes “unicorns” like Coursera, one of the original MOOCs that is reportedly exploring options to go public. billion in 2017.
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The Principal of Change
SEPTEMBER 14, 2017
This type of assessment is not about understanding what a students knows and reporting on it, but it is a tool used for learning. September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! Many students are smart enough that they know how to meet the objectives of a rubric and still not grow much in their learning.
The Principal of Change
FEBRUARY 19, 2017
In my last post, “Common Assessments” vs “Common Understandings” , I was reminded of how powerful comments are on a blog, and why blogging is a hugely powerful tool for not only sharing your learning, but learning from others. 2 What I think we mean is that we are looking for “common understandings”, not “common assessments”.
Edsurge
AUGUST 7, 2019
The two companies were also among the 10 companies that raised the most funding in 2017 as well. Rounding out the podium for top dollars raised in 2019 with $90 million is Examity , a Boston-based provider of exam proctoring tools used by colleges and universities, assessment groups, professional certification boards and employers.
The Principal of Change
NOVEMBER 24, 2017
When we focus our attention on real-time, up-to-the-second reporting on the portal, we elevate the false idols of scores and grades and devalue what really has an impact on learning: positive student-teacher relationships , relevance and student engagement. IMMOOC April 21, 2017 Focus on the “Learner”
Edsurge
DECEMBER 2, 2016
report cards have by and large stayed the same over the last century—there’s not always good feedback, and it’s too late once bad grades get in. million assessments, and is on track to hit 4 million in 2017. Comprend.io : Even as new technology and tools trickle into classrooms across the U.S., But entrepreneurs behind Comprend.io
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