Written by: Simon Kuper Published by: Financial Times MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Six months ago, few of the world’s academics had taught an online class. Now they’re almost all doing it. I asked dozens of them about their experiences. My conclusion: online education won’t replace the in-person variety, but will complement it. University teaching after the pandemic will … [Read more...]
5 blended-learning trends to watch
Written by: Jenny White Published by: Clayton Christensen Institute MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: For the last decade, the Christensen Institute has investigated how schools are integrating face-to-face and online learning modalities in ways that enable greater flexibility and student control, otherwise known as “blended learning.” As strategies for student-centered … [Read more...]
Blended Is Best
Content written by Mark Lieberman and published by Inside Higher Ed. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: The most bullish proponents of online learning have argued for years that the modality can lead to better outcomes for students, lower costs for institutions and more access for underrepresented minority groups. Authors of a study released today say their work supports … [Read more...]
The future is blended
Santiago Iniguez explains why business schools and corporations must accommodate the increasing role of technology in education. Technology, in parallel with developments in cognitive psychology and education sciences, is producing a formidable paradigm shift in the learning process and the mission of educators and, of course, in business schools. Traditionally, the objective of education … [Read more...]
5 Online Learning Trends To Look Out For In 2017 — From Artificial Intelligence To Augmented Reality
Throughout 2016, online learning continued to explode. More students enrolled in online courses. Top-tier universities trialled virtual and augmented reality. Online providers launched nano-degrees. And employers, from Google to Goldman Sachs, began warming to digital credentials. Meanwhile, demand for campus education fell in most US business schools. As we usher in the New Year, here are five … [Read more...]
Purdue University Restructured Weekend MBA Program
Purdue University's Krannert School of Management in West Lafayette, Indiana, has restructured its Weekend MBA program. The new format remains at 21 months but now features two-thirds on-campus instruction and one-third online work, enabling participants to travel to campus just twice a month for classes. Read more via: http://www.bizedmagazine.com/archives/2016/2/people-and-places/new-programs … [Read more...]