E-Learning Security: Problems and Solutions

Written by: Jennifer Patterson Lorenzetti
Published On: May 10, 2013

For Yair Levy, associate professor of information systems at Nova Southeastern University, interest in e-learning security started the day he heard a department chair justify mandating proctored exams in a lab environment because, if an e-learning student took one remotely, he wouldn’t “know if there is a dog behind the computer.” 

Concerns about authenticating the identity of those completing assignments have often followed this type of assessment.  Levy has seen populations of “super quizzers,” who finish exams quickly with high scores, indicating the possible use of a ringer to complete the test.  He likens e-learning security to protecting one’s bank account, with one important difference:  although the owner will assiduously protect a bank account user name and password to avoid losing control over their funds, some users will willingly give up...

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