MBA applications: Join the classroom that never closes
MBA applications: Join the classroom that never closes
Juggling a career with mba study is no mean feat, but distance learning can help, says Helena Pozniak
Mobile technology has transformed learning. But while it’s easier than ever to combine face-to-face teaching with online study, this type of blended learning is no easy option. Students often continue in full-time executive roles while grappling with the weighty demands of a masters curriculum during evenings and weekends.
“Distance and blended learning is really only appropriate for experienced business professionals,” says Alick Kitchin, joint head of school at Edinburgh Business School (EBS), Heriot-Watt University, which is the largest provider of online MBAs in the world.
Like many distance and blended learning providers, EBS caters for mature students — the average age is 34. Younger candidates might lack the experience to put their learning in context, explains Kitchin.
But his students don’t battle alone; many debate with peers and question tutors online. Some attend intensive courses on campus in Edinburgh or Dubai. About half of them choose to join classes led by one of EBS’s 30 international partners, and some opt to study entirely alone.
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