6 ways towards e-assessment

Abstract

In this paper we propose six ways to facilitate e-assessment and exam grading. Some of these ways may be applied to a wide variety of subjects while others are more appropriate for engineering courses. The key feature of these ways is that they are appropriate for distance learning, e-learning, as well as, blended learning settings, where machine grading plays an important role, especially when the number of learners is large, as is the case with MOOCs. In this paper we propose some practical ways to teachers wishing to use e-assessment in their educational practice.