Assessing the Online Learner (Paperback)

Paperback. Written by Rena M. Palloff and Keith Pratt, experts in the field of online teaching and learning, this hands-on resource helps higher education professionals understand the fundamentals of effective online assessment. It offers guidance for designing and implementing creative assessment practices tied directly to course activities to measure student learning. The book is filled with illustrative case studies, authentic assessments based in real-life application of concepts, and collaborative activities that assess the quality of student learning rather than relying on the traditional methods of measuring the amount of information retained. This book is designed to help higher education professionals understand the basics of assessment online and apply those principles through creative assessment practices, such as the use of case studies, authentic assessments based in real-life application of concepts, and collaborative activities. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…