60. The World-Wide Inaccessible Web, Part 1: Browsing

Autor/inn/en	Baggaley, Jon; Batpurev, Batchuluun
Titel	60. The World-Wide Inaccessible Web, Part 1: Browsing
Quelle	In: International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 6 (2007) 2, S.1-10 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1492-3831
Schlagwörter	Web Sites; Time; Surveys; Distance Education; Proximity; Programming; Formative Evaluation; Access to Information; Computer Software; Foreign Countries; Bhutan; Cambodia; India; Indonesia; Laos; Mongolia; Pakistan; Philippines; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Vietnam + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Web-Design; Zeit; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Lebensnähe; Programmierung; Ausland; Kambodscha; Indien; Indonesien; Mongolei; Philippinen; Singapur; Ceylon
Abstract	Two studies are reported, comparing the browser loading times of webpages created using common Web development techniques. The loading speeds were estimated in 12 Asian countries by members of the "PANdora" network, funded by the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) to conduct collaborative research in the development of effective distance education (DE) practices. An online survey tool with stopwatch-type counter was used. Responses were obtained from Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Mongolia, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. In most of the survey conditions, browser loading times were noted up to four times slower than commonly prescribed as acceptable. Failure of pages to load at all was frequent. The speediest loading times were observed when the online material was hosted locally, and was created either in the "Docebo" learning management system (LMS), or in the HTML option provided by the "Moodle" LMS. It is recommended that formative evaluation of this type should become standard practice in the selection and use of online programming techniques, in order to preserve the accessibility of the World-Wide-Web across large geographical distances, as for DE in the developing world. (Contains 4 figures and 1 table. For part 2, see EJ800966.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10