Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2013
DOI
10.19173/irrodl.v14i5.1632
Publication Title
InIternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning
Volume
14
Issue
5
Pages
108-127
Abstract
This paper describes a survey of online learning which attempts to determine online learning providers' awareness of potential security risks and the protection measures that will diminish them. The authors use a combination of two methods: blog mining and a traditional literature search. The findings indicate that, while scholars have identified diverse security risks and have proposed solutions to mitigate the security threats in online learning, bloggers have not discussed security in online learning with great frequency. The differences shown in the survey results generated by the two different methods confirm that online learning providers and practitioners have not considered security as a top priority. The paper also discusses the next generation of an online learning system: a safer personal learning environment which requires a one-stop solution for authentication, assures the security of online assessments, and balances security and usability.
Original Publication Citation
Chen, Y., & He, W. (2013). Security risks and protection in online learning: A survey. International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 14(5), 108-127. doi:10.19173/irrodl.v14i5.1632
Repository Citation
Chen, Yong and He, Wu, "Security Risks and Protection in Online Learning: A Survey" (2013). Distance Learning Faculty & Staff Publications. 5.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/distancelearning_pubs/5
ORCID
0000-0001-6494-173X (Chen)
Included in
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Information Security Commons, Online and Distance Education Commons
Comments
Article is open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.