As e-learning increases in popularity and reach, more people are taking online courses and thus need to understand security issues relevant to this topic. Security in E-Learning discusses typical threats to e-learning projects and introduces how these issues have been and should be addressed. This knowledge is essential to conduct a security risk analysis effectively, because participants need to be aware of common threats, protection mechanisms and effort/cost issues. Based on the security risk analysis, appropriate preventive measures are thoroughly discussed in this book.

Security in E-Learning is designed for a professional audience composed of researchers and practitioners in industry and IT professionals. This volume is also suitable for upper undergraduate-level and graduate-level students in computer science.

• Preface
• Quick Start
  • Introduction
  • Authors
  • Teachers
  • Managers
  • Students
• In-Depth
  • Protecting Content
  • Security Risk Analysis
  • Personal Security Checklist
  • Access Control, Authentication and Auditing
  • Cryptography
• Additional Resources
  • PGP Pretty Good Privacy
  • Plagiarism Detection and Prevention
  • Glossary
• Bibliography
• Index