Attendance
Verifying attendance of students relative to aspects of online pedagogy is no more difficult than verifying attendance of students relative to traditional pedagogy aspects; especially if it is considered that physical presence of a student in a traditional classroom does not necessarily equate to subject matter attendance.
Attendance online can be verified in terms of log-in and log-out times, time spent in a particular unit or other part of online courseware, time spent in chats and threaded discussion, quantity and quality of chat and threaded discussion content, quantity and quality of e-mail, quantity and quality of course work, test participation, and other considerations. These kinds of measurements can be very effective in determining both time spent on course related matters and quality of participation.