[threatofrain]

It's worth noting that even though you say people could just go online and start reading, college may be the last time most people ever read a textbook ever again. There's something tough about knowing that you want to do something but then somehow your daily instincts fight you.

It's also why you can't just throw kids in front of Khan Academy.

[parsimo2010]

> Somehow I have to incentivize students to learn the material on their own... And a really effective way to do that is a graded test ...

I know. The desire to get a degree or the "threat" of wasted tuition and disappointed family members is really what gets most students to crack a book. Most people aren't self-motivated to learn. If people were self-motivated to learn the material, as opposed to getting a credential or some other reason for being in college, I wouldn't need to worry about cheaters.