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Most interesting findings from participating in 2014's ocTEL MOOC. http://octel.alt.ac.uk/ Co-curated by a number of participants.
Curated by Steven Verjans
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Ten Useful Reports on #MOOCs and Online Education

Ten Useful Reports on #MOOCs and Online Education | open course on Technology Enhanced Learning - ocTEL | Scoop.it
Supported by the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, the International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) is the leading global membership organization for open, distance, fle...

Via Tom D'Amico (@TDOttawa) , Elke Höfler, Bruno De Lièvre, Christelle Bozelle
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MOOCstream: Facial Biometrics: A Solution or a Problem for MOOCs Assessments?

MOOCstream: Facial Biometrics: A Solution or a Problem for MOOCs Assessments? | open course on Technology Enhanced Learning - ocTEL | Scoop.it

Why using Facial Biometrics in MOOCs?
The increase interest in MOOCs, and the recent offering of specialization certificates in selected MOOCs, requires more secure online identity verification systems. Therefore, MOOCs providers are looking for the right formula to authenticate MOOC takers. Facial biometrics is one of the solutions.


Via Ramón Talavera Franco
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Authentication of mooc students  for assessment. Early days.

Ramón Talavera Franco's curator insight, April 24, 2014 9:22 AM

Facial Biometrics used by Coursera.
Students registered in selected Coursera MOOCs have the option to register trough Signature Track to obtain a Specialization Certificate. According to Coursera, this software “securely links your coursework to your identity, allowing you to confidently show the world what you’ve achieved on Coursera.”