The expanding online learning universe: Applications to business education

Abstract

Management education has entered into a seminal period, which is being driven by globalization, demographics, new learning technologies, soaring tuitions, and unprecedented economic uncertainty. The approach being adopted in a growing number of business schools is to engage faculty and students in a virtual online and hybrid-based learning experience. Specifically, this new paradigm fundamentally alters the three pillars of traditional instruction — fixed time, fixed location, and fixed learning pace — with a more flexible, customized, and mobile learning environment. The primary goal of this article is to highlight how the online and hybrid paradigms can significantly improve student learning opportunities and outcomes in business education.