An Elastic Platform for Large-scale Assessment of Software Assignments for MOOCs (EPLASAM)
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A Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is a web-based class environment aimed at open largescale global participation via the Web (EdX, 2015). In contrast to traditional forms of face-to-face (F2F) education, MOOCs enable flexible learning styles, where learners can pick and choose which classes they take, as well as when and where they do their work. Conventional methods and tools used in F2F education, however, are not ideal for use at scale in MOOCs. F2F methods and tools are particularly poorly suited to software-intensive MOOCs where the majority of the assessments focus on design and programming assignments. The following challenges must therefore be addressed by learning management platforms used for these types of MOOCs:
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