Psychometrics of MOOCs: Measuring Learners’ Proficiency

Psychometrics of MOOCs: Measuring Learners’ Proficiency

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) generate learners’ performance data that can be used to understand learners’ proficiency and to improve their efficiency. However, the approaches currently used, such as assessing the proportion of correct responses in assessments, are oversimplified and may lead...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors:	Dmitry Abbakumov, Piet Desmet, Wim Van den Noortgate
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ubiquity Press 2020-05-01
Series:	Psychologica Belgica
Subjects:	psychometrics item response theory massive open online courses learning analytics
Online Access:	https://www.psychologicabelgica.com/articles/515

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