Potential issues that may be faced

While introducing WebRTC into an e-learning environment, you may find that there are a number of issues that are commonly faced:

• Privacy

• Copyright and intellectual property

• Restrictive networks

• Restrictive SOEs

• Outdated student browsers

• Interoperability

Let's take a look at each of these issues in more detail.

Privacy

Privacy is a key issue facing any video or audio recording application and this issue is made more complex by the distributed nature of the web.

The educational institution providing the e-learning application may have specific privacy policies designed to protect their students; however, it is likely that these policies are out of date and in some cases, may be too restrictive or even prohibit some WebRTC style applications.

The educators employment contracts may also include clauses designed to both protect the educator and to restrict their behavior when it comes to video or audio recording devices. It is important that these restrictions be clearly...