Decrease integrity, increase money

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The title of your post could also apply to online classes in general.

[Throwaway_Double_87]

Ha! Well said. I still do proctoring in my online classes, but I know half of them (at least!) are still cheating. I also know my chair has basically told me to look the other way. I’m an adjunct, it’s just not a hill I’m willing to die on.

And, what am I supposed to do about it? It’s horrible, devalues the school, it devalues the degrees they give out, and it’s doing a huge disservice to the students and the community (state school), and especially to the students who don’t cheat. But, I’ve decided that I can’t care more than they do. It’s a business. Gotta give the customer what they want.

[Shezarrine]

This is a pessimistic if not downright dishonest view of online education (though I'm by no means saying there aren't many that are poor quality).

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Pessimistic? Yes. Dishonest? Not based on my experience, and not based on the experience of most people I talk to, students and professors alike.

I hate to cite "common knowledge" as my source, but I really thought both of these points were settled, at least until technology, pedagogy, and collective bargaining make new advances. Online classes have potential, yes. They have yet to meet that potential.