Keystroke verification proposed for MOOCs

University of Maryland to Offer Four Free Courses Through Coursera (Photo credit: University of Maryland Press Releases)

Coursera has announced a program that will verify MOOC students by tracking keystroke patterns.

http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/coursera-announces-details-for-selling-certificates-and-verifying-identities/41519?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en

Verifying who is on the other end of an online course is a longstanding issue not limited to MOOCs.

http://www.todayscampus.com/articles/load.aspx?art=1921

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