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1、RESEARCH&PRACTICEINASSESSMENTAbstractCathySandeenisVicePresidentforEducationAttainmentandInnovationatAmericanCouncilonEducation,thenation’slargestorganizationprovidingleadershipandadvocacyforallsectorsofhighereducation.WithinthisroleshedevelopsandarticulatesACE’sattainmentagendaandcurrentlyo
2、verseesalargeresearchprojectonMassiveOpenOnlineCourses.UntilJanuary2013,sheservedasdeanofContinuingEducationandUCLAExtensionattheUniversityofCalifornia,LosAngeles.ThisessayprovidesabriefprimerontheevolutionofMOOCs,anoverviewofmajorforcesandtrendsshapingthisevolution,andtheroleofassessmentwit
3、hintheMOOCcontext.AUTHORCathySandeen,Ph.D.AmericanCouncilonEducationCORRESPONDENCEEmailCSandeen@acenet.eduAssessment’sPlaceintheNewMOOCWorldWhenMassiveOpenOnlineCourses,orMOOCs,propelledintoourawarenessinthesummerof2012,theywereeitherhailedasthesolutiontoclosingthepostsecondaryattainmentgapi
4、ntheU.S.ordenouncedasanextremelydisruptivetechnologythatwouldchangehighereducationasweknowit.Now,ayearlater,werealizethetruthisprobablysomewhereinbetween.MOOCscertainlyattractedtheattentionofthehighereducationcommunity,theyfosteredagreatdealofinnovation,experimentation,discussionanddebate,an
5、dtheygaveusavisionofhowwemightscaleeducationwithquality.Formanypeopletheyalsoappeartohavelegitimizedonlineteachingandlearning,aneducationalpracticethathasexistedforfifteenyearsormore.Ofcourse,thedynamicsofdevelopingabusinessmodeltofinanceMOOCsinasustainablewayandintegratingthisformatintotrad
6、itionaldegreeprogramsarestillevolving.OneofthemostpromisingaspectsofMOOCsisthatassessmentofstudentlearninghasbecomecentraltoanyconversation.InthisnewMOOCworld,assessmentisnotan“after-the-factaddon,”butmustbefullyconsideredandintegratedfromthebeginningofcoursedesign.Inthisway,MOOCsprovideanop
7、portunityfortheassessmentcommunitytomovetothecenterinoneofthemostexcitingandpotentiallyimportantconversationsemerginginhighereducationtoday.DescriptionandHistoryIntheonlineeducationworld,theacronym,“MOOC,”isnotthatnew.Itwascoinedin2008foranonlineco
