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INTRODUCTION: Overcoming misinformation is essential considering stigma and discrimination in the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This report presents the preliminary results of a health education strategy based on the massive open online course (MOOC) on Zero Discrimination in Brazil. METHODS: Case study describing the development of the MOOC and its validation using the Delphi technique. Pre- and posttests were administered. People who enrolled from October 2021 to March 2022 were included in the study. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: MOOC was made available free of charge for mobile phones, tablets, and desktops and included a 90-hr study certificate. Over 6 months, there were n = 665 people enrolled from different regions, mainly from the health field or working in the public health system. The completion rate of people included in the study (26.62%; n = 177) was above the average for other MOOCs. CONCLUSIONS: Initial results are promising but demand more extensive monitoring.
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome , Education, Distance , Humans , Education, Distance/methods , Brazil , Disinformation , InfodemicABSTRACT
RESUMO Os Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) têm sido anunciados como uma ferramenta educacional promissora, impulsionando um elevado número de inscrições, de forma a viabilizar a aprendizagem de forma aberta e com ênfase na diversidade de usuários. No entanto, a literatura tem apontado a falta de acessibilidade em MOOCs. Com a intenção de aprimorar o suporte à acessibilidade de uma plataforma de MOOCs, um curso com material multiformato foi avaliado com uso de ferramentas automatizadas. Os resultados dos testes automatizados indicaram alguns problemas de acessibilidade da plataforma, que podem dificultar a participação de pessoas com deficiência, sinalizando a necessidade de projetar tais plataformas de forma inclusiva. Contudo, esse tipo de teste não é capaz de identificar áreas, funcionalidades e conteúdos relevantes dentro de uma página da web, bem como não é capaz de reconhecer diferentes papéis de usuários. O resultado é que áreas da plataforma que não são visíveis aos estudantes (como áreas de administração da plataforma e de edição dos cursos) também são avaliadas nesses testes - mesmo que não seja esse o objetivo. Por esse motivo, concluiu-se que, para avaliar o suporte à inclusão, é necessário aliar aos testes automatizados um método qualitativo. A indicação da limitação desse tipo de teste é a constatação mais importante.
ABSTRACT Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been announced as a promising educational tool, driving a high number of applications, enabling open learning with an emphasis on the diversity of users. However, literature has pointed to the lack of accessibility in MOOCs. With the intention of improving accessibility support for a MOOC platform, a multi-format course was evaluated using automated tools. The results of the automated tests indicated some accessibility problems of the platform, which can hinder the participation of people with disabilities, signaling the need to design such platforms in an inclusive way. However, this type of test is not capable of discriminate relevant areas, functionalities and contents within a web page, nor is it able to differentiate between different roles of users. The result is that platform areas that are not visible to students (such as platform administration and course editing areas) are also evaluated - even if that is not the goal. For this reason, it was concluded that, to evaluate the inclusion support, it is necessary to combine a qualitative method with the automated tests. The indication of the limitation of this type of test is the most important finding.
