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The Accessibility of MOOCs for Blind Learners

Year: 2017

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: The development of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) has provided unique learning opportunities for many people. In the meantime, the lack of accessibility in some MOOCs has also created barriers for diverse learners. In this paper, we present the preliminary results from a study on the accessibility a selected set of MOOCs on the Coursera platform for blind learners who use screen readers and Braille to interact with computers and mobile devices.

Source: International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

DOI: 10.1145/3132525.3134796

Authors: Aleksandra Królak, Weiqin Chen, Norun C. Sanderson, Siri Kessel

Institutions: Lodz University of Technology, OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University

Language: English

Topic: Digital Accessibility for Disabilities

Subfield: Human Factors and Ergonomics

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, Quality education

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2765444044

FWCI: 2.656

Cites: 3

Cited by: 17

Related to: 10