> I'm not even sure if assessment scales properly in the larger brick and mortar classes you're right, it totally doesn't. the system lives with it because the

> I'm not even sure if assessment scales properly in the larger brick and mortar classes you're right, it totally doesn't. the system lives with it because the huge intro/survey classes deal with such a superficial level of information that you can measure it with MC/short answer. upper level classes deal with it by increasing the staff/student ratio, either by lowering the number of students or increasing the number of staff. so the MOOC classes where the answers can't be graded by programs, MC or short answer, become this hybrid of advanced material with intro level assessments. I don't think this is to the students benefit. I also think that the MOOC process overall has been corrupted by the same force that corrupted universities, so I don't see the system as providing a more pro-student alternative anytime soon. I don't know what would.