Teachers Fighting Online Plagiarism

The internet has revolutionized education. But it’s not all positive. “Since the Internet became readily accessible to students in the 1990s, it has become in some ways the educator’s worst enemy. In secondary schools and universities alike, students are taking advantage of the fact that ready-made papers are only a few clicks away. An entire industry has sprung up to provide free homework or – at a price – papers purported to be custom-made. But now teachers are fighting back.”