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Global Educational Opportunities In The Emerging Information Society, Mikhail Bukhtoyarov, Anna Bukhtoyarova Sep 2013

Global Educational Opportunities In The Emerging Information Society, Mikhail Bukhtoyarov, Anna Bukhtoyarova

Journal of Educational Leadership in Action

This paper addresses the issues of new educational opportunities available through the growing variety of web services. The study’s objective is to explore the perspectives of the global and regional educational projects with regard to the emerging global information society. Summarizing key characteristics of Web 2.0, the researchers raise questions that should be answered by the new pedagogy. Virtual educational communities, open e-learning resources, massive open online courses (MOOCs), and educational online competitions are discussed in terms of their influence on education. Describing global opportunities, the authors cover challenges for traditional educational systems.


Security Risks And Protection In Online Learning: A Survey, Yong Chen, Wu He Jan 2013

Security Risks And Protection In Online Learning: A Survey, Yong Chen, Wu He

Distance Learning Faculty & Staff Publications

This paper describes a survey of online learning which attempts to determine online learning providers' awareness of potential security risks and the protection measures that will diminish them. The authors use a combination of two methods: blog mining and a traditional literature search. The findings indicate that, while scholars have identified diverse security risks and have proposed solutions to mitigate the security threats in online learning, bloggers have not discussed security in online learning with great frequency. The differences shown in the survey results generated by the two different methods confirm that online learning providers and practitioners have not considered …


E-Invigilator: A Biometric-Based Supervision System For E-Assessments, Nathan L. Clarke, P Dowland, Steven M. Furnell Jan 2013

E-Invigilator: A Biometric-Based Supervision System For E-Assessments, Nathan L. Clarke, P Dowland, Steven M. Furnell

Research outputs 2013

The creation of Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) have revolutionized the online delivery of learning materials, from traditional lectures slides through to podcasts, blogs and wikis. However, such advances in how we assess such learning have not evolved - with physical attendance at proctored exams still a necessity for formal assessments. This paper presents a novel model to enable remote and electronic invigilation of students during formal assessment. The approach utilizes transparent authentication to provide for a non-intrusive and continuous verification of the candidates identity throughout the examination timeframe. A prototype is developed and a technology evaluation of the platform demonstrates …


Suggestions For The Design Of E-Learning Environments To Enhance Learner Self-Efficacy, Charles B. Hodges Jan 2013

Suggestions For The Design Of E-Learning Environments To Enhance Learner Self-Efficacy, Charles B. Hodges

Department of Leadership, Technology, and Human Development Faculty Publications

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