vovrВысшее образование в России (Vysshee obrazovanie v Rossii = Higher Education in Russia)Vysshee Obrazovanie v Rossii = Higher Education in Russia0869-36172072-0459Moscow Polytechnic University10.31992/0869-3617-2019-28-10-157-166vovr-1945Research ArticleEDUCATION ONLINEEDUCATION ONLINEАнализ веб-доступности массовых открытых онлайн-курсов по математическим дисциплинамWeb Accessibility Analysis of Massive Open Online Courses in Mathematical DisciplinesКосоваЕ. А.KosovaE. A.

Косова Екатерина Алексеевна – кандидат педагогических наук, доцент

295007, г. Симферополь, проспект Академика Вернадского, 4

Ekaterina A. Kosova – Cand. Sci. (Education), Assoc. Prof.

4, Prospect Vernadskogo, Simferopol, 295007, Russian Federation

lynx99@inbox.ruХалиловаМ. Ю.KhalilovaM. Yu.

Халилова Милера Юсуфовна – магистрант

295007, г. Симферополь, проспект Академика Вернадского, 4

Milera Yu. Khalilova – Master’s degree program (Applied Mathematics)

4, Prospect Vernadskogo, Simferopol, 295007, Russian Federation

milera16@mail.ruТаврическая академия (структурное подразделение) Крымского федерального университета имени В.И. ВернадскогоРоссияTaurida Academy of V.I. Vernadsky Crimean Federal UniversityRussian Federation2019011120192810157166Copyright © Косова Е.А., Халилова М.Ю., 20192019Косова Е.А., Халилова М.Ю.Kosova E.A., Khalilova M.Y.Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.https://vovr.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/1945

В статье представлены итоги исследования проблемы разработки массовых открытых онлайн-курсов (МООК), соответствующих принципам доступности контента для людей с ограниченными возможностями здоровья (ОВЗ). Методом просмотра каталогов платформ МООК получен массив из 56 бесплатных русскоязычных МООК по математическим дисциплинам, размещённых на пяти платформах. Путём автоматического тестирования с помощью Web Accessibility Checker проведена оценка доступности функционального и информационного содержимого МООК. Обнаружено, что 73% МООК соответствуют тематикам «Теория вероятностей и математическая статистика», «Дискретная математика» и «Алгебра и геометрия», восемь базовых дисциплин высшего математического образования вообще не охвачены онлайн-обучением, 96,4% курсов имеют ограничения доступности, особенно для людей с нарушением зрения. Проблемы доступности связаны с недостатками МООК-платформ и ошибками разработчиков курсов. Полученные результаты свидетельствуют о слабом охвате онлайн-курсами типа МООК базовых математических дисциплин, входящих в учебные планы высшей школы России, и указывают на низкую доступность веб-контента МООК по математическим дисциплинам для обучающихся с ОВЗ. Из результатов работы вытекает необходимость расширения ассортимента МООК с охватом всех базовых математических дисциплин, устранения в имеющихся курсах нарушений доступности, предписания платформам и разработчикам строго придерживаться положений Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) в новых курсах.

The paper studies the problem of developing the massive open online courses (MOOCs) that conform to the content accessibility principles for persons with disabilities. Using the browsing of MOOCs platform catalogues, a total of 56 Russian-language free MOOCs in mathematical disciplines hosted on 5 platforms has been received. By automatic testing using Web Accessibility Checker, the accessibility of the functional and informational content of the MOOCs was evaluated. 73% of MOOCs were found to conform to the syllabus subjects “Probability Theory and Mathematical Statistics”, “Discrete Mathematics” and “Algebra and Geometry”; 8 basic disciplines of higher mathematics education are not covered by online education; 96,4% of the courses have accessibility limitations, especially for people with visual impairment. Accessibility problems are related to shortcomings of the platforms and MOOC developers’ errors. The results show a weak coverage by MOOCs of the basic mathematical disciplines included in the higher education curriculum in Russia and indicate the low content accessibility of the mathematical MOOCs for students with disabilities. The results of the work imply the need for: expanding the range of MOOCs to cover all basic mathematical disciplines; troubleshooting the accessibility in existing courses (pursuant to WCAG); prescription to platforms and developers to strictly adhere to WCAG in future courses.

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