Academic Integrity in Virtual Learning during the Pandemic COVID-19

Case Study of Oman

Abstract

This paper will demonstrate Oman’s colleges and universities response to the crisis of coronavirus in regards to the virtual learning and will mainly focus on the academic integrity perspective. It will investigate the point of views of both the lecturers and the students across Oman about their experience in virtual learning. It will emphasize the effect of the shift to the virtual environment on academic integrity. Moreover, it will explore the reasons behind academic integrity violations by the students and find out the appropriate approaches to maintain the academic integrity within the different colleges and universities in Oman.