Whereas the “7 Myths” article provides compelling quotes in defense of online education, the “Continuing Controversies in Online Education” (2016) article concludes that online education should be approached with a degree of caution. Education is not one size fits all, so one should not expect distance learning to be the best option for every student. Both articles have stirred many thoughts when contemplating the myths that the quality of online education is low and that cheating is more common in online courses.
In the “7 Myths” article Marcy Grant stated that “the online faculty and online courses at her institution go through a rigorous certification process to ensure they understand the academic standard that all online courses must meet.” (Williams, 2015). I think this is likely the case in most accredited online institutions. The “Continuing Controversies” (2016) article concedes that online education may be best for students who need flexibility, but it does not give distance learning many accolades in the area of quality. At Olivet Nazarene University where I work, we take many measure to ensure quality. We are currently …show more content…
In keeping with the cautious tone of the article, “Continuing Controversies” (2015) did not mention the possible benefits that online courses can provide to deter cheating in many forms. ONU provides the option of Turnitin, where originality reports are given for every paper that is turned in. Some of our nursing courses use both onsite and online proctoring programs. Additionally, the online format of exams makes it easier to provide completely unique exams for each student by randomly pulling questions from a large question bank. I believe that the greater use of technologies provided in online courses truly makes it more difficult to cheat in the online
In the “7 Myths” article Marcy Grant stated that “the online faculty and online courses at her institution go through a rigorous certification process to ensure they understand the academic standard that all online courses must meet.” (Williams, 2015). I think this is likely the case in most accredited online institutions. The “Continuing Controversies” (2016) article concedes that online education may be best for students who need flexibility, but it does not give distance learning many accolades in the area of quality. At Olivet Nazarene University where I work, we take many measure to ensure quality. We are currently …show more content…
In keeping with the cautious tone of the article, “Continuing Controversies” (2015) did not mention the possible benefits that online courses can provide to deter cheating in many forms. ONU provides the option of Turnitin, where originality reports are given for every paper that is turned in. Some of our nursing courses use both onsite and online proctoring programs. Additionally, the online format of exams makes it easier to provide completely unique exams for each student by randomly pulling questions from a large question bank. I believe that the greater use of technologies provided in online courses truly makes it more difficult to cheat in the online