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This paper presents the expert evaluation results of the alpha version of an e-learning platform for supporting dual career of athletes. The platform has been designed and implemented in the context of GOAL (Gamified and Online Activities for Learning to support dual career of athletes) Erasmus+ project. More specifically, the paper presents briefly the structure and content of the platform along with the technological solution, which is based on the well-known Moodle platform. According to the evaluation results, GOAL platform is easy to use, consistent, with a simple user interface and the overall attitude of the evaluators is positive.
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This project has been funded with support from the European Commission. This publication reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.
The authors of this research would like to thank GOAL team who generously shared their time, experience, and materials for the purposes of this project.
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Stylianidis, P., Politopoulos, N., Tsiatsos, T., Douka, S. (2019). Design, Development and Evaluation of a MOOC Platform to Support Dual Career of Athletes (GOAL Project). In: Auer, M., Tsiatsos, T. (eds) The Challenges of the Digital Transformation in Education. ICL 2018. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 917. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11935-5_25
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