Online Learning Update

March 18, 2015

Online learning: studying for an MBA in another continent

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:04 am

by Adam Palin, Financial Times

While universities have been largely protected from the competitive pressures of international competition, technological advances are quickly making the world of higher education much smaller. Massive open online courses, (Moocs), non-degree programmes usually offered free, are often heralded as an embodiment of the globalisation of higher education, with students from around the world enrolled on courses. But the process is not restricted to Moocs. Advanced online technology is also breaking down geographical boundaries in degree learning, with distance programmes seen increasingly as an attractive alternative to studying on campus.

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/d1bab2c6-aaf5-11e4-81bc-00144feab7de.html

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