How Mastersoft's LMS Simplifies Online Proctored Exams for Colleges

Online proctored exams have transformed the face of education significantly for colleges and universities. Digital learning throws up the need for security along with easy-to-handle online assessments. Let's face it—running an exam online is tough. Colleges need a secure mode that can ensure academic integrity along with imparting a seamless flexible experience to the students. Here, MasterSoft's Learning Management System saves the day for colleges.

In this blog, we are going to guide you on how MasterSoft's Learning Management System makes online proctored exams easier, more efficient, and stress-free for students, faculty, and administrators.

The Rise of Online Proctored Exams

Do you remember long halls, dozing invigilators pacing up and down the aisles, and walls of paper? Such traditional systems have served for years, but for this digitally-first approach, they are unfeasible. Colleges face new challenges in adapting exams to online platforms without letting go of control over the process.

That is where online proctored exams get involved. An online proctored exam is a type of assessment conducted over the internet where a proctor or invigilator supervises the test-taker remotely.

Students can now take their exams from the comfort of their homes while still being monitored through advanced tech like AI, live video, and real-time supervision. It's a win-win, right? Well, sort of.

As great as this method makes exams flexible, it is still exposed to large numbers of students, trying to maintain integrity, and getting to tame the tech. That is where MasterSoft's LMS comes into play.

How MasterSoft's LMS Enhances Online Proctoring Experience

You might wonder what could be so special in the MasterSoft's LMS for online exams. Here is how it can transform what could be annoying processes into a streamlined process, easy to manage.

1. Seamless Integration with Proctoring Tools

Imagine juggling multiple platforms to administer just one exam. Sounds confusing, right? Thank goodness for MasterSoft's LMS, which saves you from that mess. Integration is smooth with the most advanced proctoring tools—AI-driven monitoring, video feeds, and browser lockdowns.

Everything integrates with each other on a single platform. No more software toggling or considering compatibility issues. It makes life easier for both students and faculty.

2. Central Exam Management

Do you ever feel that you have one place to centrally manage all the activities in relation to an exam? MasterSoft's Learning Management System does just that. From preparation for the exam to scheduling and event monitoring live, everything is taken care of in one place. This reduces the chances of error, such as double-booking exams or missing some important details of an exam.

3. Customisable Examination Settings

No two colleges are alike, and their exam requirements vary, too. MasterSoft's LMS allows you to set up your proctoring settings as per your requirement, which is specific to your college. You might have specific rules for different courses or want a different time limit for different timings.

4. Student-Friendly Interface

Now let's not forget the students for a moment. We are, after all, administering an online examination. And as much as the administration and professors can ease their apprehensions about online exams, the typical student is bound to feel scared—just because it's an online exam. Hence, the logic in building a MasterSoft LMS that is clean and easy to use.

5. Real-Time Monitoring and Data Collection

Proctoring is not just about keeping an eye on the students but rather about collecting data real-time so that everything will go well. MasterSoft's LMS helps one observe students' lives, monitor video feeds, monitor browser activity, even background sounds.

Maintaining Academic Integrity with MasterSoft's LMS

Of course, we all know that academic integrity is never an exception. However, the challenge arises with a question of how you can assure it in online exams. This is where MasterSoft's LMS comes into the limelight as it incorporates AI-driven proctoring tools along with other advanced security features to maintain fairness at every stage of the examination process.

1. AI-Powered Proctoring

Think of it as the end of old traditional invigilators. As mentioned earlier, the Learning Management System by MasterSoft uses AI to spot suspicious behaviour.

For example, it can flag anything from unusual eye movement, multiple people in one room, or attempts made to access unauthorised resources. It is for this reason that the exams become fair, and without foul play as such, while eliminating the need to have physical invigilation.

2. Browser Lockdown and Environment Control

Do you worry that students will go to the web to find an answer during the exam? MasterSoft Browser Lockdown prevents students from switching over to Google. The LMS keeps an eye on the environment in case the student changed the settings on the exam. This means you are in control, always.

3. Review and Analysis after the Exam

The proctoring work doesn't stop there. After the exam, MasterSoft's Learning Management System delivers to the faculty members detailed reports, which flag suspicious activities to be reviewed. This helps faculties in verifying that what the final grades reflect is actually the true performance of each student.

How Students and Faculty Benefit from MasterSoft's LMS

It is not just about making exams easy. It is about making the entire experience better for everybody involved. So, what does MasterSoft's LMS have to offer to students and faculties alike?

1. Convenience to Students

Online proctored exams can sit their exams anywhere. Whether they are in a different part of the country or cannot get to campus for personal reasons, students will still be able to sit their exams with no stress. This option is highly advantageous for international students and distance learners.

2. Reduces Admin by Faculty

For instructors, the Learning Management System reduces the administrative burden. Its automated features of scheduling, monitoring, and even grading take a huge burden off their shoulders. Automatic grading of objective questions also ensures results are processed instantly, thus saving an enormous amount of time.

3. Instant Feedback for Students

Ever felt the agony of waiting for years for your examination results? Students never feel the pain of waiting with MasterSoft's LMS, as it provides immediate feedback for objective questions like multiple choice, but for subjective answers, it makes the process of grading among faculties without tampering with fairness.

Enhancing Security and Privacy

Security and privacy are the need of the hour in online proctored examinations, and MasterSoft's LMS is serious about the two of them.

1. Encryption of Data

MasterSoft LMS has high-end encryption of students as well as exam content. Therefore, unauthorised users can't access the responses and identities of students.

2. Adherence to Privacy Act

The system adheres to the policies on data privacy such as GDPR. All information related to students' personal data is used correspondingly and securely. The Learning Management System also informs the students about the collection of data that it applies only for academic purposes.

3. Role-Based Access

MasterSoft LMS allows colleges to determine who can access any data related to any exam. Sensitive information about exams can be seen or changed only by authorised personnel: faculty and administrators.