A few schools, such as the Open University Business School, have done an excellent job in exploiting new technology and rich content is increasingly delivered via YouTube GoogleU and iTunesU.

But these are the exception. For every school that fully embraces online learning, there are others that remain wedded to traditional classrooms and face-to-face tutorials. The digital transformation is having an impact on many areas of life and education is no exception. Online learning is not some gimmicky extra but fully ready to take its place at the core of business education, to MBA level and beyond – witness the new “Facebook MBA” that hit the headlines recently.

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