Dave Montanari , director of instructional technology and distance learning at Adams State College in Alamosa, Colorado, oversees the school's online course offerings. He says the school relies on several different options to ensure integrity in online classes. Some professors don't test at all and base the grade on the caliber of the work throughout the semester. Finally, and most importantly, the school relies on individual integrity. You can always cheat on a test, but you can't cheat in life.
Instructors also rely on technology.
Adams State College uses e -education software to specify a time period within which students must take a test. Mt. Saint Vincent University says it relies on password protection to ensure privacy and limit plagiarism. While the article acknowledged the challenges, it also provided practical suggestions for addressing the concerns. Here is how it works. A professor can upload a paper to the site and computers try to match the paper with texts already included in the data base.