JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION THEORY AND PRACTICE

Preventing Online Cheating with Technology: A Pilot Study of Remote

Proctor and an Update of Its Use

Author(s): D. Wayne Bedford, Janie R. Gregg, M. Suzanne Clinton

Citation: D. Wayne Bedford, Janie R. Gregg, M. Suzanne Clinton, (2011) "Preventing Online Cheating with Technology: A Pilot Study of Remote Proctor and an Update of Its Use," Journal of Higher Education Theory and Practice, Vol.11, Iss. 2, pp. 41 - 59

Article Type: Research paper

Publisher: North American Business Press

Abstract:

Online education continues to grow in popularity as does the escalation of creative ways to cheat. Major

accrediting agencies require institutions with online programs to demonstrate rigor and integrity of

similar on-campus programs, including ascertaining that the person registered for a class is actually

doing the work. Some programs are using technology to verify the person taking tests is the enrolled

student and to monitor the testing environment for evidence of cheating. This article investigates why

students cheat, how creative the cheating process has become with the use of technology, and offers ways

in which professors can combat the problem.