Security Standards: Quality Parameter for E-learning Platforms

Abstract

E-learning is referred as learning with the help of information and communications technology to access educational curriculum outside the traditional classroom. E-learning is widely accepted in higher education. Internet itself is considered to be insecure so it becomes difficult to protect resources shared through network. Providing secure environment is necessary to build trust in the minds of users of online learning system. This study highlights different security threats and attacks possible on e-learning systems. This article suggests the need of tracking student activities in online teaching-learning process. Authors have discussed various countermeasures to the security issues.