This question is for those who have taught online classes. One of challenges of online classes is administering exams. For face to face classes, an instructor becomes a proctor in a classroom.
However, it is hard to know whether or not a student obtains answer from a book (when the exam is not an open book test) and from other students (when collaboration is not allowed).
Sometime, an online class instructor asks his or her students go to a designated test site, and an authorized person in there check students' IDs and serve as a proctor. However, it can be difficult to arrange test sites.
Given the discussion above, how do you administer your online exams to minimize the ocurrence of cheating?
Please ask Dr. Harry Barton Essel here on RG. He is an expert in online examinations.
When I teach an online class, critical thinking is a primary goal and requirement. So I do not give traditional timed multiple choice, true-false, or essay tests. I give what would be called a "take home test" in an in-person class. The tests require students to not only tell me "what" but also "why" and how the current information connects to other things they have learned or experienced.
On the other hand, I do give chapter quizzes. They are not timed, and if students need to research their answers, so much the better because they will learn the answers better that way. :-)
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