Ethical Practices and Implications in Distance Education

The Debate over Distance Learning in Educational Psychology and Computer-Based Training

“…The system can therefore be said to lock out the lesser privileged trainees. This contradicts the rule of ethics that states that not any form of discrimination shall be allowed in the professional services delivery or scholarly activities due to ethnicity, race, age, disability, religion background or national origin (Demiray et al, 2008).…”

“…Discrimination is certainly encountered in this particular research (Demiray et al, 2008). For instance, those who have no knowledge of computers are definitely locked out of the system.…”

“…The ethical issue of integrity comes about when a trainee wrongfully gets someone to do an exam on his or her behalf because of the absence of the instructor. This ethical issue certainly goes against the rule of ethics that states that individuals shall not involve themselves in deceit, fraud, dishonesty or misrepresentation (Demiray et al, 2008).…”

“…For instance, compared to classroom teaching little effort is needed to download assignments and upload grades. Therefore, according to the rules of ethics which states that one ought to be compensated according to both the quality and quantity of the labor done, the ethical issue seems to contradict the rule of ethics described ( (Demiray et al, 2008).…”

“…Though the trainee has the freedom to work at his or her pace it is unfortunate that some end up not completing the course. The privacy associated with the system also comes out as ethical issue since it is viewed as an isolation of the trainee with the rest of the trainees and the instructor ( (Demiray et al, 2008).…”