Human Factors in Distance Learning

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Author(s): Leon J. M. Rothkrantz (Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic)and Siska Fitrianie (Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 24
Source title: Handbook of Research on the Role of Human Factors in IT Project Management
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Sanjay Misra (Covenant University, Nigeria)and Adewole Adewumi (Covenant University, Nigeria)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-1279-1.ch022

Keywords: Business & Management / Business Science Reference / Human Aspects of Business

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In this chapter, the authors present a massive open online course (MOOC) on a flooding disaster in the city of Prague. The goal of the MOOC is to increase awareness of citizens of Prague about flooding disasters and to provide a training facility for first responders and the crisis management team of the city. The MOOC is modeled and organized as an IT project. A dedicated didactical model has been designed for distant-learning. To complete a MOOC successfully, three human factors have to be considered: physical ergonomics, cognitive ergonomics, and organizational ergonomics. As an example of interactive learning materials, the authors describe a game-based assignment, where students have to take a role in the virtual crisis management team and to save citizens, properties, and infrastructure as much as possible. This assignment is organized as IT projects, where the human factors play again an important role. The chapter will also discuss educational experiments.

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