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...]
B-Schools Face Technology Sea Change in Online, Blended Learning
As education technology continues to make inroads into higher education institutions, business schools are facing a sea change away from the traditional classroom learning model. As my peers and I discussed during the Techno-Boost Your Curriculum panel at GMAC’s 2016 Leadership Conference, business schools are increasingly supplementing classroom learning with online offerings for a blended … [Read more...]
How Digitalization Is Changing the Way Executives Learn
In the same way that technology is facilitating entirely new experiences -- from shopping to collaborative working -- there is a growing realization that digitalization can enable a radically different way of learning with respect to executive development. To leverage this opportunity, we must move beyond merely adding an online component to traditional face-to-face learning (blended learning). … [Read more...]