Assessment in Open, Distance, and e-Learning - 9780367584627

Taylor & Francis

Assessment in Open, Distance, and e-LearningLessons from Practice\nAuthor(s): Jessica Evans, Sally Jordan, Freda Wolfenden\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367584627, 978-0367584627\nSynopsis\nUniversities across the globe are attempting to change assessment practices to address challenges in student engagement and achievement and to respond to a global employability agenda demanding evidence of a broader range of skills and competencies. In the UK this has acquired urgency given the shift of higher education over the last 20 years from the prerogative of an elite minority to mass participation in a highly diversified market system. Integral to this interrogation of objectives for assessment is the identified need to develop and improve academics assessment practice. Strategies frequently focus on attendance at formal Continuous Professional Development events and/or implementation of institutional blueprints.\n.