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Informative Article | Education Management | India | Volume 3 Issue 10, October 2014 | Popularity: 6.1 / 10
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for Dyscalculic Children in an Inclusive Context
Priya Gopinath, Sabeena.P.S, Dr. N. Muthaiah
Abstract: Learning disability is a developmental issue which needs to be identified and tackled at a young age. Educating disabled children in an inclusive environment helps a lot in overcoming the difficulties faced by such children as they approach adulthood. The concept of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), a recent phenomenon in distance education, and the possibility that it offers for educating students world-wide with learning disabilities in an inclusive setting by providing individualized education program to the student in need of special education through online means has been discussed in this paper. The paper addresses the problem of dyscalculia and the goal of the paper is to present ideas towards development of MOOCs for Dyscalculic children.
Keywords: Learning Disabilities, Inclusive Education, Massive Open Online Courses
Edition: Volume 3 Issue 10, October 2014
Pages: 2087 - 2090
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