Paper Info
Title
Web accessibility evaluation of massive open online courses on Geographical Information Systems
Abstract
This paper describes some of the challenges that exist to make accessible massive open online courses (MOOCs) on Geographical Information Systems (GIS). These courses are known by the generic name of Geo-MOOCs. A MOOC is an online course that is open to the general public for free, which causes a massive registration. A GIS is a computer application that acquire, manipulate, manage, model and visualize geo-referenced data. The goal of a Geo-MOOC is to expand the culture of spatial thinking and the use of geographic information, enabling geospatial web technologies for widespread use. However, the Geo-MOOCs, by nature, have inherent problems of accessibility. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), Article 24, recognize the right of persons with disabilities to education. “States Parties must ensure that persons with disabilities are able to access general tertiary education, vocational training, adult education and lifelong learning without discrimination and on an equal basis with others” [1]. Therefore, it is important to have accessible Geo-MOOCs. In this paper, we present the results of the evaluation of a Geo-MOOC called “Maps and the Geospatial Revolution” using three tools available for free on the Internet: Chrome Developer Tools - Accessibility Audit, eXaminator and WAVE; and included a selection of web content and geographical data representative of the course. This provided feedback for establishing recommendations to improve the accessibility of the analyzed course. Other Geo-MOOCs can also benefit from these recommendations.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1109/EDUCON.2014.6826167
Global Engineering Education Conference
Keywords
DocType
ISSN
Internet,computer aided instruction,educational courses,geographic information systems,information retrieval,interactive programming,Accessibility Audit,CRPD,Chrome Developer Tools,Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,GIS,Geo-MOOC,Internet,WAVE,Web accessibility evaluation,eXaminator,geographical information systems,massive open online courses,Automatic Accessibility Evaluation Tools,Chrome Accessibility Audit,Geo-MOOC,Geographical Information Systems,Massive Open Online Courses,WAVE,Web Accessibility,eXaminator
Conference
2165-9567
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
8
0.79
4
Authors
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Tania Calle-Jimenez184.17
Sandra Sanchez-Gordon2357.40
Sergio Luján-mora342447.92
Calle-Jimenez, T.480.79
Sanchez-Gordon, S.580.79
Lujan-Mora, S.680.79