Massive open on-line courses (MOOC) suchas those by edX.org are digital courses where thousands
students are dispersed across the Internet. This new
variant for distance learning opens many new challenges
including the need to verify the real vision of recorded
lectures same as we control the physical presence of
scholars in a traditional classroom. We review here a
precursor study on the effectiveness of the new Pinvox
system (i.e., “Personal Identification Number by Voice”),
that aims to ensure“on-line attendance”by confirming
that a particular student has actually listened to and
watched a complete video lecture