How Can Technology Ensure Continuity in Exams and Learning?

Going online or having the ability to go online is imperative, which cannot be put on the back burner anymore. While technology was always available, the education ecosystem was taking its own sweet time to adopt it. Now, the time has come to accelerate the entire process. Though the future is uncertain but it is essential to be prepared to address the needs and concerns of students as well as educators.

Yes. In such a scenario, the material can be made available and accessible to students on a URL that is whitelisted by the exam platform. Even software and other digital assets can be whitelisted if required.

Yes. Mercer Mettl has REST APIs that can be used to integrate with any of your existing systems. Additionally, deep integration enables custom workflows. a) For LTI compliant LMSs like Canvas, Moodle, D2L, edX, Blackboard, and others (250+ LMSs), we can integrate within minutes via configuration-based integration. b) For Non-LTI compliant LMSs, we can integrate our platform within a week through simple APIs.

It was estimated that the edu-tech market would be around USD 350 billion by 2025 but, now, it might be achieved much sooner. Many students might decide to swap the traditional system with a distance learning system for comfort and flexibility. The online world has become a reality now. And even the slowest of us need to come around to accept this reality.

The system’s robustness and scalability, its efficiency in maintain academic integrity, are the top priorities for choosing an exam platform. Also, the test engine must be built with the flexibility to align with the educator’s agenda. In other words, there should be a provision to allow multiple question formats and grading criteria.