Evaluation of techniques accessible productionin massive, online, open course - MOOC

Abstract

Virtual education plays an important role in the improvement of accessibility, relevance and quality  in  education,  thanks  to  the  characteristics  of  the  means  on  which  it  is  based, that reaks time and space barriers, enabling students and teachers to set their interests, rhythms and  study  sites,  among  others.  This  methodology  has  an  impact  on  the  cycle  of  continuing education (lifelong learning), concept which groups the formal and informal education.However,  the  implementation  of  online  training  strategies  is  not  inclusive  by  default.  The accessible virtual education requires challenges in the design and production of digital virtual environment of learning (user interfaces and contents).According the questions: “The educational resources and teaching medias used in MOOC are friendly to the population disabling condition?”, this article evaluates a range of Colombian MOOC courses, in order to identify and assess the strengths and weaknesses in the accessible Web production from the Web Accessible Initiative, defined by the World Wide Web Consortium - W3C.To do this, an instrument (section type) is applied, that guides the evaluation of educational resources, according to the level A set by the accessibility standard. The instrument proposes the assessment of 27 criteria in total, divided into four principles: perceptibility, operability, understanding and robustness.The chosen courses belong to the ‘Digital Antioquia’, a strategy of Antioquia departmental administration, which seeks to develop ICT skills in teachers of the region. The research sample was defined by convenience, taking into account the type of problem and investigation, the nature of the object and the capacity to collect and analyze data.At   the   end   of   the   article   are   presented   the   highest   rating   criteria   obtained   and   its justification. Furthermore, the criteria with the lowest score are listed, accompanied by an academic  discussion  which  intend  to  provide  improvement  suggestions.  This,  as  a  strategy for knowledge management and promotion of a Web for all.