Quality Assurance: perspectives on readiness, trust, cheating and plagiarism in e-assessment / Nor Hanim Abd Rahman, Rafiza Kechil and Noor ‘Aina Abd Razak

Quality Assurance in open-distance learning (ODL) has always become a global concern and a major importance for higher education. The provision of quality higher education using technology is a major challenge to address by open universities (OUs) and ODL institutions. While most of the students are ready and willing to accept e-assessment practices; on the other hand, results show concern about trust, cheating and plagiarism practices in e-assessments that need to be addressed and overcome professionally. Thus, this study aims to comprehend students’ perspectives on the readiness, trust, cheating and plagiarism in e- assessment based on their experiences. A quantitative method was used, and data was collected from 191 participants using Google- form applications. They were then analysed to draw conclusions and possible recommendations.