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By Jamie Littlefield, About.com Guide to Distance Learning since 2004

Federal Officials: Student Spycams Unnecessary

Saturday July 11, 2009
Since last August, everyone involved with online learning has been worried about the implications of the Higher Education Act (also known as the College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2008). The student privacy clause requires online colleges to ensure that the person enrolled in the class is the same person that actually completes the work. Some have worried that schools would be forced to monitor students through webcams and other potentially invasive methods.

New word from federal officials has put many colleges at ease. eSchool News explains:
"Web-based college programs won't have to buy pricey monitoring gadgets like cameras and fingerprint or eye scanners to satisfy the requirements of a section in the recently reauthorized Higher Education Act, federal officials say. Instead, they say, exam proctors and secure logins will suffice to ensure honest test taking."
Many online students are also pleased with the news. The new requirements may not be as foolproof, but they leave much of the convenience of virtual learning intact.

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