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Mar 11, 2013

Academic freedom goes global

illustration of a classroom with 'Google' written on the blackboard ©James Ferguson

It is possible to teach more students in one massive online class than any single institution has ever taught, discovers Della Bradshaw

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The FT has compiled its eighth annual listing of MBA degree programmes that are taught at distance
Analysis: Customised tuition proves a winner
Of the MBAs listed, 85 per cent support study anywhere in the world
– Adam Palin
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Open web courses are massively overhyped

The Mooc innovation misses an important social point and is in many ways too good to be true

Garth Saloner, dean and Philip H Knight professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business ©Winni Wintermeyer Mar 11, 2013

Point of view: Confidence builds in unique setting

Educational technology will refine and extend but not override, the value of the on-campus MBA experience, writes Garth Saloner

James Dean, dean of the University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School ©Chris Hildreth Mar 11, 2013

Point of view: Virtual classes give lesson in reality

Similar tests for both online and full-time students have produced near identical performance, writes James Dean

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Hopes and Fears: Add value by going the distance

Online learning has many rewards, says Howard Marsden, a student on the distance learning MBA at Warwick Business School

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Social media expands the classroom

Electronic tools are kick-starting many academics’ social media careers

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Massive open online courses: Time and a little money are a worthy investment

Millions of students have discovered the value of higher learning en masse, Emma Boyde discovers

Mar 11, 2013

Making Moocs pay: Fresh partnerships offer more than financial survival

Cashing in on vast numbers offers a new way to do business, writes Adam Palin

Henley Business School ©University of Reading From BUSINESS SCHOOL PROFILES Mar 11, 2013

Staying ahead of the online competition

Flexible learning becomes academia’s catchcry as rivalry mounts

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Flexibility of online MBA adds value

Collaborative tools such as blogs seen as bonus

Mar 11, 2013

Technology: Tablets offer immediacy in the global education market

Pen and paper continues to take knowledge to the world – just faster, writes Chris Nuttall

Mar 11, 2013

MBA courses win degree of quality

Competition in marketplace helps validate courses

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