Clasificación de medios de evaluación en los MOOC

Abstract

Poco a poco se van despejando las principales incógnitas de los cursos masivos y abiertos online o MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), aun así, siguen surgiendo dudas sobre cómo deben ser los sistemas de evaluación en este tipo de cursos. Una buena clasificación de estos sistemas puede ayudar a los docentes a mejorar los instrumentos evaluativos y hacer que los alumnos se sientan más motivados, reduciendo así la alta tasa de abandono que persigue a estos cursos.La investigación aportada por este artículo pretende identificar y esclarecer estas herramientas evaluativas para que puedan servir como punto de partida a las plataformas que soportan los MOOC, para ello se han llevado a cabo una serie de experimentos con diversas plataformas y más de 15.000 alumnos que han permitido concluir que los medios de evaluación utilizados en los MOOC influyen en su tasa de finalización.

Evaluating Assessment in MOOCs

“…Multiple research has been carried out on the MOOC learning modality, although participants' doubts regarding its evaluation system are not resolved (Sánchez & Escribano, 2014); which becomes one of its greatest limitations due to its massive nature. Assessment is an emerging topic in the MOOC literature (Admiraal et al, 2014).…”

“…Depending on the underlying pedagogical model and the MOOC evaluation system we distinguish, on the one hand, connectivist-oriented courses focused on emerging knowledge, more participatory and open, that rely on social interaction as the basis of learning and use peer review or peer assessment; on the other hand, courses based exclusively on content and transmission of information, which follow a behaviorist model, through automated evaluation and self-directed learning (Ashton & Davies, 2015;Sánchez & Escribano, 2014;Suen, 2014;Osuna-Acedo & Gil-Quintana, 2017 9 ). The former are known as cMOOC, and the latter are xMOOC.…”

“…Furman & Robinson (2003) highlighted the negative reaction of students to the use of Calibrated Peer Review, which they accused as part of the overload of work it implies for students. Sánchez & Escribano (2014) highlighted the discomfort with this evaluation system, a reason to which they attributed to students' drop out.…”

Are MOOCs a Good Strategy for Democratizing Access to Health Knowledge? Insights from an Implementation Evaluation

“…MOOCs are self-directed, automated resources available to anyone which provide academic credits through learning activities and evaluations. They are distributed through Internet platforms and respond to the needs of large numbers of users/students interacting simultaneously [1].…”