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Administering exams online for universities has many pitfalls

MKU ICT Director Vincent Karuru guides Stella Mwangi a fourth-year student through the process of sitting for her online exam. [File, Standard]

Since Covid-19, universities have learned and adapted to the world of teaching online. At the end of the semester, unlike the period before Covid-19, many universities administer exams online, always learning and improving the standards. For the first time, particularly for Masters and PhD students, a student can enrol, attend classes and graduate without setting foot on the university grounds except, perhaps for graduation.

Online teaching has several advantages.

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