But students would be thrown if they received a term paper back that said, “Graded in India.”
Unfortunately, this is a developing trend in university classrooms. Professors at various universities around the country outsource workers in India, Singapore and Malaysia to grade students’ papers.
“[Outsourcing grading] is occurring in large online classes,” Archambault said. “Universities are increasing online programs for a variety of reasons, including the flexibility to students, and it allows students in remote areas to take classes. But the university also is able to offer larger class sections and save money on overhead costs.”
We should not run education like a business. Cutting corners by allowing anonymous individuals to grade students’ papers and relying heavily on online classes is not a recipe for success.
electronic mail or in public message
boards. Many BBSes also offer on-line games, in which users can compete with each
other, and BBSes with
such as uploading and downloading software
and data
Originally BBSes were accessed only over a phone line using a modem, but by the early 1990s some BBSes
allowed access via a Telnet, packet switched network, or packet radio connection.
supermarkets, schools, libraries or other public areas where people can post
messages, advertisements, or community news.
. Bulletin Board Systems were in many ways a precursor to the modern form of the
World Wide Web and
other aspects of the Internet.
A notable precursor to the public Bulletin Board System was Community Memory, started in August, 1973 in Berkeley, California, using hardwired terminals located in neighborhoods.
began
successfully connected to two hundred and fifty thousand callers, before it was finally retired.
BBSes experimented with higher resolution visual formats such as the innovative but obscure Remote Imaging Protocol.
Towards the early 1990s, the BBS industry became so popular that it spawned three monthly magazines, Boardwatch, BBS Magazine, and in Asia and Australia, Chips 'n Bits Magazine which devoted extensive coverage of the software and technology innovations and people behind them, and listings to US and worldwide BBSes
BBSes rapidly declined in popularity thereafter, and were replaced by systems using the Internet for connectivity. Some of the larger commercial BBSes, such as ExecPC BBS, became actual Internet Service Providers.
Software and hardware
Networks
Many BBS did not infringe on copyright laws by systematically inspecting each file that was added to their public file download library for violations. In
Since early BBSes were frequently run by computer hobbyists, they were typically technical in nature with user communities revolving around hardware and software discussions.
Some BBSes, called elite, warez or pirate boards, were exclusively used for distributing pirated software, phreaking, and other questionable or unlawful content.
Most elite BBSes used some form of new user verification, where new users would have to apply for membership and attempt to prove that they were not a law enforcement officer or a lamer.
Some general purpose Bulletin Board Systems had special levels of access that were given to those who paid extra money, uploaded useful files or knew the sysop personally.
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