Poco a poco se van despejando las principales incógnitas de los cursos masivos y abiertos online o MOOC (Massive Open Online Course), aun así, siguen surgiendo dudas sobre cómo deben ser los sistemas de evaluación en este tipo de cursos. Una buena clasificación de estos sistemas puede ayudar a los docentes a mejorar los instrumentos evaluativos y hacer que los alumnos se sientan más motivados, reduciendo así la alta tasa de abandono que persigue a estos cursos.La investigación aportada por este artículo pretende identificar y esclarecer estas herramientas evaluativas para que puedan servir como punto de partida a las plataformas que soportan los MOOC, para ello se han llevado a cabo una serie de experimentos con diversas plataformas y más de 15.000 alumnos que han permitido concluir que los medios de evaluación utilizados en los MOOC influyen en su tasa de finalización.

Presently, most platforms used on the selection of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) available online have various automated methods of assessment. These type of tools are based on applications that analyze the answers using a pre-correction algorithm. Most of these programs run several types of automatic assessment, but the possible use of the technology for each of them differs with respect to the kind of automation applied. The role of technology in the objective test for online education has become extremely common, so it can be found in various MOOC platforms with this type of questions or quizzes, because the assessment system can be fully computerized (from the test design to its correction and reporting). However, not all of the assessment instruments can be easily implemented in automatic mode with the use of technology. This paper seeks to research and clarify a type of assessment tool in which the use of technologies is quite low, namely, the essay question type and within them, the short answer question type or free text question type, using regular expressions. The large number of students who would be in MOOC prevents a teacher from assessing responses of thousands of students in a finite time without the aid of technology. This research analyzes the results of an MOOC from hundreds of students to verify that the use of regular expressions in an MOOC platform is not only recommended but also necessary.

<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-justify: inter-ideograph; margin: 0in 26.05pt 10pt 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;">In recent years, learning management systems (LMS) have become very popular in almost all traditional universities, generating a new learning strategy approach, mixing elements from both traditional and online learning: the blended learning or b-learning. How these new environments influence teaching activities and learning processes are the main topic of this paper.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>References about this subject are also analyzed, enriching them with the expertise and opinion of authors and other teachers. Finally, the students’ point of view is presented, through the results of a survey of Polytechnic School students at Universidad Europea de Madrid.</span></span></p><p>------</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 26.05pt 10pt 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: ES-PR;" lang="ES-PR"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong><strong>El b-learning a examen: Ventajas, desventajas y opiniones</strong></strong></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 26.05pt 10pt 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: ES-PR;" lang="ES-PR"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Resumen</strong></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 26.05pt 10pt 0in; line-height: normal; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-ansi-language: ES-PR;" lang="ES-PR"><span style="font-size: small;">Desde hace ya varios años, han proliferado los espacios virtuales de enseñanza en la práctica totalidad de centros universitarios de enseñanza presencial, dando origen a una nueva modalidad de enseñanza que recoge elementos de la enseñanza presencial y de la enseñanza en línea: el blended learning o b-learning. La posible influencia de estos espacios en la actividad docente y en el proceso de aprendizaje es el objeto de este artículo. Se analizan referencias sobre el tema, enriqueciéndolas con la opinión y experiencia de los autores y su entorno laboral concreto. Finalmente, se presenta la opinión de los alumnos a través de los resultados de una encuesta realizada a un grupo de estudiantes de la Escuela Politécnica de la Universidad Europea de Madrid.</span></span></p>

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Although at first MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) did not use peer reviews, this kind of assessment has increasingly demonstrated the benefits that it can contribute to this type of course by improving the learning process, increasing decisions making abilities, and developing several other academic skills. Other MOOC assessment instruments do not provide students with these opportunities. This paper discusses the results obtained by the most commonly used massive online course platforms, detailing their features and limitations, as well as the experience in the implementation and use of a peer review system for a course of more than 7300 students. This study also comments on how evaluation rubrics are created, along with the final results, and the impact of the inclusion of this type of evaluation in MOOC.