Ensuring Users’ Rights to Privacy, Confidence and Reputation in the Online Learning Environment

Cyber Crime ◽  
2013 ◽  
pp. 1058-1074
Author(s):  
Louis B. Swartz ◽  
Michele T. Cole ◽  
David Lovejoy
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Privacy Rights ◽  
Business Law ◽  
Online Tools ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
Recommendations For Action ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Widespread Belief

There is no clear right to privacy, confidence, and reputation in United States case law or in legislation for students in the online environment. While some privacy interests are protected under a variety of legal theories, none expressly applies to online education. This study examines pertinent issues concerning the privacy rights of students while engaged in online learning. A survey of students using online tools in their courses demonstrated a widespread belief that their communications were private. A second survey of business law instructors using online tools revealed a lack of awareness of the potential for abuse by third parties able to access users’ information. Survey results were inconclusive with regard to the existence of policies and procedures within the institutions with regard to protecting users’ privacy rights in online instruction. Survey respondents made several recommendations for action to mediate the lack of existing protections for privacy in online learning.

Ensuring Users' Rights to Privacy, Confidence and Reputation in the Online Learning Environment

2011 ◽  
pp. 346-362
Author(s):  
Louis B. Swartz ◽  
Michele T. Cole ◽  
David Lovejoy
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Case Law ◽  
Privacy Rights ◽  
Business Law ◽  
Online Tools ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
Recommendations For Action ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Widespread Belief

There is no clear right to privacy, confidence, and reputation in United States case law or in legislation for students in the online environment. While some privacy interests are protected under a variety of legal theories, none expressly applies to online education. The study presented in chapter 21 examines pertinent issues concerning the privacy rights of students while engaged in online learning. A survey of students using online tools in their courses demonstrated a widespread belief that their communications were private. A second survey of business law instructors using online tools revealed a lack of awareness of the potential for abuse by third parties able to access users’ information. Survey results were inconclusive with regard to the existence of policies and procedures within the institutions with regard to protecting users’ privacy rights in online instruction. Survey respondents made several recommendations for action to mediate the lack of existing protections for privacy in online learning.

scholarly journals BUSINESS MODELS FOR ONLINE LEARNING: AN EXPLORATORY SURVEY

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Vignare ◽  
Christine Geith ◽  
Stephen Schiffman
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Financial Models ◽  
Business Strategies ◽  
Effective Practices ◽  
Initial Attempt ◽  
Exploratory Survey ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Business Functions

Despite the rapid growth in the adoption of online learning, there is a dearth of detailed information on effective business models, business strategies and effective practices on which to build sustainable online education programs. A survey instrument was developed as an initial attempt to define business models and business strategies for online learning. The survey results yielded some interesting data about which online learning financial models seem to have more or less “control” of which business functions. The sample was a convenience one and as such will require further filtering of data. It is also clear that more needs to be done to define business strategies and models and thus provide guidance to this growing segment of higher education.

scholarly journals Feasibility of learning dermatology among undergraduates through online means: the impact of COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 354-358
Author(s):  
Sagar Pokhrel ◽  
Neelam Dahal ◽  
Dhan Kesar Khadka
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Learning Material ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Online Tools ◽  
The Impact

Background: The outbreak of the deadly disease COVID-19 has shaken the entire world. The pandemic has resulted in a global lockdown affecting all areas of life, including medical education. This has impeded the traditional way of teaching and learning activities and forced educational institutions such as medical universities to shift rapidly to distance and online learning. Aims and Objectives: The aim was to find out the impact of COVID-19 and the perception of undergraduate students of B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) of learning dermatology through online means. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a self-administered online questionnaire. The inclusion criteria were all MBBS third and fourth years students of BPKIHS willing to participate in the study. Result: A total of 151 participants agreed to complete the online survey questionnaire. The overall attitude toward online education was positive. The majority of students agreed that online learning material should be of high quality for online education (66.2%) and that online learning will bring new opportunities for organizing teaching and learning (62.3%). Zoom and Dudal were the most common online tools used by students. The geographic location, lack of past experience in using online tools, and communication barriers such as a poor Internet connection and frequent electricity cutoffs were identified by students as the main barriers to online education. Conclusion: Although the COVID-19 pandemic culminated in the lockdown of medical universities, it provided opportunities for bringing innovations into effect. Such large-scale studies are missing in developing countries such as Nepal, thus further research is needed to explore these possibilities nationwide.

scholarly journals potential of online learning in modern conditions and its use at different levels of education

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (S1) ◽  
pp. 578-586
Author(s):  
Evgeniy Aleksandrovich Danchikov ◽  
Natalia Alekseevna Prodanova ◽  
Yulia Nikolaevna Kovalenko ◽  
Tatiana Grigorievna Bondarenko
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Online Tools ◽  
Virtual Classes ◽  
Long Time

The purpose of the work is to explore the potential of online learning in modern conditions and to assess the possibilities of its use at different stages of the educational process. The reason for the mass appeal to this form of education is that the entire education system from primary to higher level underwent a transformation during the period of isolation associated with the spread of COVID-19. Practice has shown that in the current conditions, the existing resources of educational institutions can effectively transform formal education into online education with the help of virtual classes and other key online tools. Today, taking into account the unstable epidemiological situation in the world, online training continues to be relevant for various educational organizations and is used today along with the traditional form of training. For this reason, the study of the potential of this form of education will not lose its relevance for a long time. The use of online learning technologies places high demands on teachers.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF ONLINE TEACHING TECHNIQUES ON STUDENT ENGAGEMENT IN ENGINEERING DYNAMICS

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Ghasemloonia ◽  
Meera Singh
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Student Outcomes ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Course Structure ◽  
Learning Techniques ◽  
Survey Results

Engineering Dynamics has historically been one of the most challenging courses in the engineeringcurriculum. At this institution, Dynamics is taken by approximately 500 students annually and the failure rate has been between 15-20% for the past 10 years. This rate has serious implications on program length and student retention. In the last few years, comprehensive studies have been conducted by the authors aimed at improving these statistics. Plans to focus further on improvingstudent engagement in Dynamics were made critical in Fall 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the consequential requirement that it had to be offered completely online. The primary objective when setting up this online offering of Dynamics was to maximize student engagementwhile leveraging the new possibilities of online education. This paper reflects on the impacts of the details of the course structure on student engagement. In addition to student outcomes, student survey results associated with the impacts of online learning are analyzed. Some challenges are identified that require further focus and evaluation. It is concluded that student outcomes inEngineering Dynamics may benefit post-pandemic by implementing some of the online learning techniques adopted in Fall 2020 in a blended course delivery.

Research on the Marketing Strategy of Online Education -- Taking New Oriental as an Example

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jialu Chen ◽  
Yingxiao Han ◽  
An Li
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Target Market ◽  
Growth Trend ◽  
Continuous Growth ◽  
Financial Investment ◽  
Marketing Mode ◽  
Marketing Costs

In recent years, with the development of society and the progress of science and technology, online learning has penetrated into people's daily life, and people's demand for high-quality curriculum products is more and more strong. From a macro perspective, the continuous growth of national financial investment in education, the continuous upgrading of China's consumption structure, the development of 5G technology and the popularization of AI intelligence make online teaching less limited. The online education industry is showing an explosive growth trend. More and more online education institutions are listed for financing, and the market value is soaring. However, in 2019, except for GSX, the latest online learning platforms such as New Oriental, Speak English Fluently and Sunlands, have been in a state of loss. Most of these agencies seize the market by increasing advertising investment, but at the same time, they also bring huge marketing costs, which affect the financial performance of the company. With the enhancement of Matthew effect, large-scale educational institutions occupy a large market through free classes and low-price classes, while small and medium-sized institutions with weak capital strength are often unable to afford high sales costs, facing the risk of capital chain rupture. Taking new Oriental online as an example, this paper analyzes the problems existing in the marketing strategies of online education institutions. It also puts forward suggestions on four aspects, which are target market, differentiated value, marketing mix and marketing mode, so as to make sure that online education institutions can control marketing expenses and achieve profits by improving course quality, expanding marketing channels and implementing precise positioning.

Big Data Cognitive Storage: An Optimum Way of handling the Educational Data in Indian Scenario

2017 ◽  
Vol SED2017 (01) ◽  
pp. 5-7
Author(s):  
Ruchi Jain ◽  
Neelesh Kumar Jain
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Data Protection ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Indian Society ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Modern Education ◽  
Indian Scenario

The concept of big data has been incorporated in majority of areas. The educational sector has plethora of data especially in online education which plays a vital in modern education. Moreover digital learning which comprises of data and analytics contributes significantly to enhance teaching and learning. The key challenge for handling such data can be a costly affair. IBM has introduced the technology "Cognitive Storage" which ensures that the most relevant information is always on hand. This technology governs the incoming data, stores the data in definite media, application of levels of data protection, policies for the lifecycle and retention of different classes of data. This technology can be very beneficial for online learning in Indian scenario. This technology will be very beneficial in Indian society so as to store more information for the upliftment of the students’ knowledge.

Understanding Learning Environments, Personality, and Proctoring During Mandatory Remote Delivery

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 767-770
Author(s):  
Nancy J. Stone
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Learning Environments ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Campus Housing ◽  
Learning Success ◽  
Time Required ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

To evaluate students’ online learning environments, the relationship between personality and online learning success, and students’ perceptions about online proctoring during mandatory remote delivery due to the pandemic, students responded to an online survey. Learning environments generally included houses and rarely included on-campus housing. The specific room type was predominantly the bedroom. Only conscientiousness was related positively to anticipated semester GPA. The positive relationship between anticipated and overall GPA supports the notion that more conscientious students tend to be successful in online learning situations, as online education was rated as slightly ineffective. A majority of students did not see a need for online proctoring due to the inability or time required to search for materials, which would only harm one’s performance. There is a need to research further the impact of the study environment, relationship of the students’ personality to learning success, and consequences of online proctoring during remote learning.

scholarly journals An Analysis on Adult Learners’ Satisfaction in Online Education Programmes

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Hueyzher Ng ◽  
Sakina Sofia Baharom
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Adult Learners ◽  
Online Education ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
College Level ◽  
Mixed Methods Design ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Students Satisfaction

The demand for online programmes is continuously increasing at varying degrees, with the major appeal coming from adult learners whom are managing with the numerous demands from other work and life domains. These adult learners have their own varied expectations from the online learning process. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the degree to which other predictors contribute to adult learners’ satisfaction in online learning environment. A mixed-methods design was used, selecting both quantitative methods (utilizing survey research) and qualitative methods (employing open-ended questionnaire items), gathering the feedback of 200 adult learners whom comprises of secondary school teachers and college level teachers, enrolled in professional online courses. The online courses were designed using a problem-centered and case-based approach to learning and utilized technologies including learning management system (LMS) such as Moodle as well as functions from the LMS.  The results showed that the items such as learner-content interaction, self-regulated learning design, and Internet self-efficacy were good predictors of students’ satisfaction. Implications of these findings for higher education in providing blended or online programmes for adult learners are also discussed.

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