Open AccessThe Accessibility of MOOCs for Blind Learners
Author(s) -
Aleksandra Królak,
Weiqin Chen,
Norun Christine Sanderson,
Siri Kessel
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
duo research archive (university of oslo)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.1145/3132525.3134796
Subject(s) - computer science , multimedia , human–computer interaction , artificial intelligence , mathematics education , psychology
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.
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