Online MBA

Technology has provided the management education field with opportunities to reach more student segments than ever before. Inspired program design coupled with innovative technological solutions has the capacity to address many recent criticisms of the MBA degree and to improve the educational experience and outcomes for students. Our findings demonstrate that students consider the degree as a valuable career-related asset. While this study adds to the current literature because it is one of the few with a sample of North American online MBA students, additional research is needed to build confidence in the results.

Undoubtedly, there are limitations to the research reported in this paper. The extent to which these findings can be generalized is not fully apparent but the results of this initial exploratory research are certainly supported by the conclusions of previous studies. These students were also enrolled in a program combining short-term residencies with online course sessions, specifically targeting mid-career students.