Dispelling the myths of online education: learning via the information superhighway

Drago, W, Peltier, J, Hay, A ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2629-230X and Hodgkinson, M, 2005. Dispelling the myths of online education: learning via the information superhighway. Management Research News, 28 (7), pp. 1-17.

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Abstract

There continues to be a perception that online education is inferior to traditional education. In the U.S. online learning is more developed than in the U.K. This paper provides insights into a U.S. provision and takes a close look at what are perceived as weaknesses of on line learning and argues that these are not necessarily inherent weaknesses of this form of educational delivery. Then, results of two major studies, undertaken in the U.S. are provided comparing the effectiveness of online education to traditional education as perceived by current MBA students and past graduates. Results of these studies suggest that students of MBA modules and MBA graduates perceive the quality and effectiveness of online education to be similar to, if not higher than, the quality and effectiveness of traditional modules and programmes.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Management Research News
Creators:	Drago, W., Peltier, J., Hay, A. and Hodgkinson, M.
Date:	2005
Volume:	28
Number:	7
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1108/01409170510784904 DOI
Divisions:	Schools > Nottingham Business School
Record created by:	EPrints Services
Date Added:	09 Oct 2015 11:14
Last Modified:	09 Jun 2017 13:53
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/24746

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