Accessible eLearning - eLearning for Accessibility/AT

EA Draffan, Peter Heumader

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Abstract

Massive open online courses (MOOCS) and open educational resources(OER) are currently rising in popularity with millions of global learners and teachers taking advantage of a huge amount of free or low-cost online course. Such eLearning platforms are considered good choices to improve one's education as they offer courses which can increase specialist knowledge in many ways. In this special thematic session, we are going to investigate the current state of eLearning in terms of accessibility and usability for people with disabilities.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComputers Helping People with Special Needs
Pages422
Number of pages3
Volume9758
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2016

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS)

Fields of science

  • 102 Computer Sciences
  • 102013 Human-computer interaction
  • 102014 Information design
  • 102015 Information systems
  • 102021 Pervasive computing
  • 102022 Software development
  • 102024 Usability research
  • 102026 Virtual reality
  • 102027 Web engineering
  • 502007 E-commerce
  • 506002 E-government
  • 509002 Disability studies
  • 602013 Sign language research
  • 202004 Brain-computer interface
  • 211902 Assistive technologies
  • 503008 E-learning
  • 302027 Hearing, voice and language disorders

JKU Focus areas

  • Computation in Informatics and Mathematics
  • Social Systems, Markets and Welfare States
  • Engineering and Natural Sciences (in general)

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