VERIFYING USER IDENTITIES IN DISTANCE LEARNING COURSES: DO WE KNOW WHO IS SITTING AND SUBMITTING BEHIND THE SCREEN
Issues in Information Systems · 2014
The popularity of distance education is more than a transitory educational tool.It has become entwined within nearly every educational environment imaginable.Governments, businesses, and academia all employ some type of learning and testing with the current limitations of the virtual world.The attractiveness of online learning is convenience.Within these parameters of convenience are the inherent challenges of security and user identification.This exploratory study of 457 undergraduate students will assess the validation of student identities, as well as, authentication and academic integrity methods that are set in place for distance learners.