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Accessible platforms for e‐learning: A case study
Author(s) -
Batanero Concha,
FernándezSanz Luis,
Piironen Antti K.,
Holvikivi Jaana,
Hilera Jose Ramón,
Otón Salvador,
Alonso Jaime
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
computer applications in engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.478
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1099-0542
pISSN - 1061-3773
DOI - 10.1002/cae.21852
Subject(s) - computer science , scalability , sample (material) , e learning , multimedia , population , world wide web , the internet , database , chemistry , demography , chromatography , sociology
This paper presents a technical solution to improve accessibility in e‐learning platforms. The guidelines for the solution were concluded from the analysis of literature with the goal of achieving scalable, reusable, and easily manageable platforms. The method has been tested through a case study conducted on Moodle where a sample of the target population experimented it through several Engineering Education courses resulting in a high degree of perceived usefulness. We also found out that deaf students encountered less problems accessing the information than blind students due to different reasons.