PT Journal
AU Schulmeister, R
TI The Position of xMOOCs in Educational Systems
SO eleed
PY 2014
VL 10
IS 1
DE MOOC; business model; didactics of xMOOCs; e-learning; educational System; learning in xMOOCs; learning success in xMOOCs; xMOOC
AB The idea of xMOOCs initially aimed at fundamentally changing the US tertiary education system by providing open mass education. This attempt failed for a number of reasons. They include:  the ignorance of the importance and benefits of face-to-face instruction, the high workload imposed on students by xMOOCs, the consequences of current xMOOC didactics, the financing of the high costs, and the difficulties of integration into the teaching organization. As a consequence, xMOOCs are turning into methods for professional continuing education including a business model that covers the institution’s cost.
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