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The Main Problems in the Design and Management of MOOCs

Authors : Luis Naito Mendes Bezerra, Márcia Terra da Silva

Published in: Advances in Production Management Systems: Innovative Production Management Towards Sustainable Growth

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Abstract

Despite the global scale, the wide range of courses and the high number of enrollments, some challenges have been emerging for the universe of the MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), especially those related to project and management aspects. This article aims to identify the main problems faced by the managers of the MOOCs. Hence, an exploratory study was carried out through the analysis of existing publications in academic databases. The results show that after the survey it was possible to identify and analyze six problems, the main one of which was the very low completion rate of this type of course.

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The first MOOC was created in September 2008 in Canada.
 
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Metadata
Title
The Main Problems in the Design and Management of MOOCs
Authors
Luis Naito Mendes Bezerra
Márcia Terra da Silva
Copyright Year
2015
Book
Advances in Production Management Systems: Innovative Production Management Towards Sustainable Growth

Print ISBN: 978-3-319-22755-9

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-319-22756-6

Copyright Year: 2015

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-22756-6_61

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