TY - JOUR
T1 - Online business education research
T2 - Systematic analysis and a conceptual model
AU - Kumar, Poonam
AU - Kumar, Anil
AU - Palvia, Shailendra
AU - Verma, Sanjay
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was partially funded by United States India Education Foundation (USIEF) that supported Dr. Shailendra Palvia during January–April, 2017 in his role as Fulbright-Nehru Senior Research Scholar with host institution being the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018
PY - 2019/3
Y1 - 2019/3
N2 - The growth of online education has become a global phenomenon driven by the emergence of new technologies, widespread adoption of the Internet, and intensifying demand for a skilled workforce for a digital economy. Online education is no longer a trend; it has become mainstream. This paper explores authorship, coverage, currency, context, scope, theories,frameworks, and key themes through a systematic review of 60 business education journal articles published since the year 2008. Through detailed content analysis, we provide useful recommendations for researchers and practitioners working in academia, industry, or government. We articulate an emerging conceptual model of interactions between diverse entities and stakeholders in the online education industry with special reference to tertiary business discipline. This model will certainly be applicable with minor changes to other disciplines and other levels of education—primary and secondary. We recommend that this model be tested by researchers using appropriate research methodology.
AB - The growth of online education has become a global phenomenon driven by the emergence of new technologies, widespread adoption of the Internet, and intensifying demand for a skilled workforce for a digital economy. Online education is no longer a trend; it has become mainstream. This paper explores authorship, coverage, currency, context, scope, theories,frameworks, and key themes through a systematic review of 60 business education journal articles published since the year 2008. Through detailed content analysis, we provide useful recommendations for researchers and practitioners working in academia, industry, or government. We articulate an emerging conceptual model of interactions between diverse entities and stakeholders in the online education industry with special reference to tertiary business discipline. This model will certainly be applicable with minor changes to other disciplines and other levels of education—primary and secondary. We recommend that this model be tested by researchers using appropriate research methodology.
KW - Asynchronous learning
KW - Blended education
KW - E-learning
KW - Online education
KW - Synchronous learning
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijme.2018.11.002
DO - 10.1016/j.ijme.2018.11.002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85057082655
SN - 1472-8117
VL - 17
SP - 26
EP - 35
JO - International Journal of Management Education
JF - International Journal of Management Education
IS - 1
ER -