Peer grading is just such a bad idea from a learners perspective. The reason you go to school to become a teacher is so you know how to review and grade your students work in a fair and professional manner.When you leave this task up to the learners it becomes a real mess. As peoples reviewing skills vary widely. It's like asking someone to drive a car without a license. You just cannot predict the outcome. Because you have no idea what their past experience is. That's just crazy. And I would not trust them behind the wheel.There is a real fear in the course that work will not even be graded at all. Peer grading is just a way for the course to be a self sufficient money spinner. It's no way to educate people.And it's not good value for money. (e.g. I paid almost $1,000 for my course) And I may fail because a stranger decided they don't like me or my work. Or they just could not be bothered scoring my work. Even though I would easily pass from a real teachers point of view. On the plus side people can pass easily with minimum effort. If their peer reviewer is too kind. It's the luck of the draw. Here in the wild west.It's an extremely lazy and money grubbing way to do things. Sorry to tell you. But you fail Cousera. For not turning up to class. I am not a professional reviewer or educator. So this review may be unfair. Just like the ones in your courses.PS. Thanks Trustpilot for spreading the word.PPS. Finished the course. While peer reviewing the final assignment. I noticed 2 students cheating. They simply linked to another student's website and said it was their own. I flagged these people to Coursera. But if I spotted it so easily. How much of this behaviour is really going on across the whole system? It's pretty disturbing to think about.
