Ethical Challenges Of Online Education

The method of education today differs greatly from the conventional way of education. In the old days, not everyone was educated and the condition of education was poor. On the other hand, the education system of today is more improved and developed than the past. Now, almost every school has an internet-related education system which considered as new way of education here, and statistically, 74% of people use mobile devices such as a laptop or tablet for eLearning (“15 E-Learning statistics you need to know for 2015”, 2015). They submit their homework or have a discussion with their classmates via learning management systems such as Moodle and Desire2Learn. Due to its convenience and effectiveness, eEducation accounts for greater and greater portion of the educational world. It is definitely true that technology is blazing a trail in the field of online education, but at the same time it also raises a red flag on ethical problems. The format of eLearning helps students to access a wide range of information at the click of a finger. For example, when students are curious about certain topics, they can easily find out more about it by using a …show more content…
Firstly, distance learning may allow students get inappropriate assistance. Since there is no supervisor, students could easily fall into temptation of fraudulent act while they take a quiz or exam. According to Brown’s work, the statistical data for 2007 done by National Survey of Student Engagement show that as high as 59% of U.S students involved in eLearning programs admitted their fault of academic fraud. The respondent conceded that they cheated on their online class ‘very often’ and ‘often’, percentage of 27% and 32% respectively. He mentioned that students coming from secondary education often confuse the issue of collegiate ethics and academic integrity, particularly in online learning environment (Brown,