The purpose of this course is to enable the learner to acquire fundamental knowledge, skills and attitudes in online education, training environment and assessment.

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

CLO1. Discuss the fundamental principles of assessment and evaluation in elearning.

CLO2. Analyse types of assessment and evaluation in elearning.

CLO3. Design tools and strategies for elearning assessment.

CLO4. Develop tools to evaluate and assess learner-generated content.

Fundamental principles of assessment and evaluation: Differences between offline and e learning evaluation and assessment processes; content standards and performance standards of assessment and evaluation; Challenges and benefits of informally evaluating and assessing students online: e learning-validity, reliability, authenticity, fairness, flexibility and access.

Types of assessment and evaluation for e-learning: Explore Assessment for learning (formative assessment) assessment as learning, assessment of learning; Informal evaluation and assessment with online forms and boards; Evaluating and assessing learner-generated content; Online group collaboration; Learner feedback.

Tools for e-learning Assessment and evaluation: Common assessment tools.

Evaluation in e-learning: Principles of evaluation; Functions of evaluation; Evaluation vs assessment; Reporting student achievement; Categories of knowledge and skills; Criteria and descriptors; Levels of achievement and achievement chart.

Evaluation and assessment in online education and training environments: Epistemology of assessment and evaluation; Purposes and methods of classroom assessment and evaluation; Nature and characteristics of online testing and examination programs; Analyzing and using the results of classroom assessments; Communicating and reporting assessment information and results.