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Don't get duped by fake degrees: Diploma mills going strong

Don't get duped by fake degrees: Diploma mills going strong | Education 2.0 & 3.0 | Scoop.it
From litmaps.substack.com - August 3, 2023 7:48 PM

"Millions of fake degrees are in circulation but only a fraction, like the 7,600 U.S. nursing degrees, have been exposed. And now, the key measure in combating them, accreditation, is under threat ...."


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Instructional teams challenge tradition by dividing teaching roles

Instructional teams challenge tradition by dividing teaching roles | Education 2.0 & 3.0 | Scoop.it
From www.insidehighered.com - April 29, 2019 10:02 PM
During the recent debates around rewriting federal rules on higher education innovation, officials from the U.S. Department of Education raised the possibility of revising the definition of an instructor to include “instructional teams.” While some experts involved in the discussions endorsed the proposal, others fretted that it could allow nefarious institutions to receive federal aid while hiring groups of unqualified people to lead courses.

The resulting proposal softened the department’s original intention, allowing that distance education courses eligible for federal aid can be taught by “an instructor or instructors” who are "responsible for delivering course content." Under the proposed new rules, institutional accreditors will have the authority to define more specifically an instructor’s qualifications. Advocates of new forms of teaching and learning largely welcomed these changes, which protect institutions experimenting with new classifications of faculty roles.
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7 Things You Should Know About Digital Badges | Information Literacy Weblog

From information-literacy.blogspot.com - August 15, 2019 11:40 PM
The latest in EDUCAUSE's 7 Things series is 7 Things You Should Know About Digital Badges. Like all these documents, it is a 2-pager with links. https://library.educause.edu/resources/2019/7/7-things-you-should-know-about-digital-badges

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MOOCs - Emerging Trends in Assessment & Accreditation

From greav.ub.edu - November 5, 2014 9:21 AM

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In 2014, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are expected to witness a phenomenal growth in student registration compared to the previous years (Lee, Stewart, & Claugar-Pop, 2014). As MOOCs continue to grow in number, there has been an increasing focus on assessment and evaluation. Because of the huge enrollments in a MOOC, it is impossible for the instructor to grade homework and evaluate each student. The enormous data generated by learners in a MOOC can be used for developing and refining automated assessment techniques. As a result, “Smart Systems” are being designed to track and predict learner behavior while completing MOOC assessments. These automated assessments for MOOCs can automatically score and provide feedback to students multiple choice questions, mathematical problems and essays. Automated assessments help teachers with grading and also support students in the learning processes. These assessments are prompt,  consistent, and support objectivity in assessment and evaluation (Ala-Mutka, 2005). This paper reviews the emerging trends in MOOC assessments and their application in supporting student learning and achievement. The paper concludes by describing how assessment techniques in MOOCs can help to maximize learning outcomes.


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In 2014, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are expected to witness a phenomenal growth in student registration compared to the previous years (Lee, Stewart, & Claugar-Pop, 2014). As MOOCs continue to grow in number, there has been an increasing focus on assessment and evaluation. Because of the huge enrollments in a MOOC, it is impossible for the instructor to grade homework and evaluate each
student. The enormous data generated by learners in a MOOC can be used for developing and refining automated assessment techniques. As a result, “Smart Systems” are being designed to track and predict learner behavior while completing
MOOC assessments. These automated assessments for MOOCs can automatically score and provide feedback to students multiple choice questions, mathematical
problems and essays. Automated assessments help teachers with grading and also support students in the learning processes. These assessments are prompt,
consistent, and support objectivity in assessment and evaluation (Ala-Mutka, 2005). This paper reviews the emerging trends in MOOC assessments and their application in supporting student learning and achievement. The paper concludes by
describing how assessment techniques in MOOCs can help to maximize learning
outcomes.
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