ERIC Number: EJ1141915
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017
Pages: 11
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ISSN: ISSN-1939-5256
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Online Learning Integrity Approaches: Current Practices and Future Solutions
Lee-Post, Anita; Hapke, Holly
Online Learning, v21 n1 p135-145 2017
The primary objective of this paper is to help institutions respond to the stipulation of the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 by adopting cost-effective academic integrity solutions without compromising the convenience and flexibility of online learning. Current user authentication solutions such as user ID and password, security questions, voice recognition, or fingerprint identification are not infallible and may violate students' rights to privacy or cause undue interruptions to their efforts in performing assessment tasks. Existing authentication solutions are evaluated for their cost effectiveness in preventing fraud and cheating while ensuring learner identity and honesty. Emerging technologies in the form of biometrics, surveillance systems and predictive analytics are also examined to provide insights into the future of e-authentication for ensuring the academic integrity of online learning. [This study was presented in the 8th Annual Emerging Technologies for Online Learning International Symposium, April 22-24, 2015, with the support of the eLearning Innovation Initiative Grant at the University of Kentucky.]
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Online Courses, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Higher Education, Integrity, Cheating, Information Security, Ethics, Student Rights, Privacy, Cost Effectiveness, Prevention, Deception, Identification
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Higher Education Opportunity Act 1970
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