On a solution to the "cheaters" and "consultants" problem within online educational service

Abstract

One of the obvious drawbacks of online education service is the inability to control the students in solving tasks themselves. This leads to mass cheats and, as a result, to the devaluation of issued certificates. The article offers some technical tool which can partially reduce the damage from this phenomenon in online education. The originality of the proposed technical tool lies in the interaction of two well-known educational procedures: 1) peer cross-reviews and 2) creating a portfolio. The article discusses the details of this proposal for possible implementation.