Content written Seb Murray and published by Financial Times. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Much of the early enthusiasm for massive open online courses, or Moocs, focused on how they could disrupt and democratise education — opening elite universities’ courses to the masses. They have long faced one stumbling block, however: barely anyone who starts a Mooc completes … [Read more...]
Do Free Business-School Courses Have a Payoff?
Content written by Kelsey Gee and published by the Wall Street Journal. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: An explosion of online business courses is prompting some students to ask: What’s the ROI for free classes? Schools like the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Business have attracted thousands of … [Read more...]
Big Data, Virtual Reality & Five Online Learning Trends To Look Out For
Content written by Marco De Novellis and published by BusinessBecause. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: The days of whiteboards and ink cartridges are over. Developments in educational technology – or edtech – are revolutionizing the business school experience. Virtual Reality (VR) headsets are in classrooms. Big data-crunching devices give students live feedback on their … [Read more...]
Could Mooc Platforms Disrupt Executive Education?
Content written by Seb Murray and published by BusinessBecause. MBA News Digest Comment: None. Extracted Content: Online learning platform Coursera has partnered AXA, the insurer, to provide skills training for its employees in the latest sign that digital disruptors are muscling into the lucrative market for executive education. Business schools earn most of their corn from executive … [Read more...]
Business Schools Are Using MOOCs To Boost MBA Application Numbers by Marco De Novellis, The Chronicle of Education
This article's title indicates that B-Schools are using MOOCs to boost MBA application numbers. Specifically, the article looks at how five B-Schools see their MOOCs contributing to downstream enrollments: IE Business School (@IEbusiness) - has developed 18 MOOCs & mines enrollment & completion data. They use the results to recruit for the MBA. HEC Paris (@HECParis) - has had more … [Read more...]
Experts discuss how Business Schools can best embrace online learning
Business Schools need to keep up with the rapid pace of technology to offer students the best learning experience. This was the view of industry experts speaking at a recent Business School conference about educational technology and the future of business education. The conference, the first of its kind to be hosted by Imperial, brought together leading figures in the educational technology … [Read more...]