Cheating, plagarism, and other academic dishonesty are important factors in education. With distance learning it becomes even harder for instructors to be confident that students are exercising academic integrity in the class.

Below are some articles related to cheating in online courses. We hope you find these resources helpful in deciding whether you need proctored exams for your distance learning classes.

Cheating in Online Student Assessment: Beyond Plagiarism

Neil C. Rowe
Abstract
Online student assessment features in many distance-learning programs. The prevention of plagiarism has been the subject of much attention, but insufficient attention has been given to other problems of dishonesty in online assessment. We survey the types of problems that can occur and what can be done about them. We believe many educators are unaware of these problems, and most countermeasures proposed are insufficient.

On-line Exams: Strategies to Detect Cheating and Minimize Its Impact

Dr. David M. Eplion & Dr. Thomas J. Keefe

Wired for Cheating

Brock Read
Abstract
Discusses the use of electronic devices in cheating during examinations and the techniques used to solve the cheating problem in the U.S. Methods used by professors to stop high-tech cheaters; Adoption of modified honor code by faculty members of some universities to stop cheating; Effects of technology on students.