Creation and Validation of Accessible OERs and MOOCs
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A ten slide presentation with references (final slide) decribing Learning Management Systems (LMS) that can be used to create Online Educational Resources (OERs) and Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs). It compares the accessibility available in a number of LMS. It describes the Brickfield accessibility toolkit providing accessibilty tests for Moodle sites, and highlights ways to ensure Atutor and Moodle accessibility. It also highlights classcentral.com - a gateway to thousands of MOOCs.
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Details about SCORM (Shareable Content Object Reference Model) packaged content used in OERs and MOOCs - describing its advantages including:
- Compatibility
- Saving Progress
- Feedback
- Clear Course Structure
- Modularity
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There are a number of accessibilty checkers you can use to assess and improve your learning content. This article summarises the best ones.
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