Dysfunctional digital demeanors: Tales from (and Policy Implications of) eLearning's dark side
Issue Date
2018
Abstract
eLearning has been associated with a number of behaviors that are considered dysfunctional. Among these behaviors that form part of the Dark Web are cyber-bullying, plagiarism, hacking and other forms of cheating. This chapter describes, illustrates and typologizes these behaviors with cases observed by the authors among their online students or culled from student disciplinary boards in the past ten years. The elaboration of tales from eLearning's dark side is followed by an exploration of policy implications. Employing the problematique method, the authors attempt to trace the root causes (psychological, sociological and technological) and offer policy options to address these roots.
Source or Periodical Title
The Dark Web: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice
Page
46-59
Document Type
Book Chapter
Physical Description
illustrations
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Flor, A. G., Gonzalez-Flor, B. (2016). Dysfunctional Digital Demeanors: Tales from (and Policy Implications of) eLearning's Dark Side. In G. Eby, T. Yuzer, & S. Atay (Ed.), Developing Successful Strategies for Global Policies and Cyber Transparency in E-Learning (pp. 46-59). IGI Global. http://doi:10.4018/978-1-4666-8844-5.
Identifier
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8844-5.ch004
Digital Copy
yes