Online business education in the twenty‐first century
An analysis of potential target markets
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12420599 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joel R Evans (0000-0003-1348-0376, Hofstra University, corresponding author), Ilene M Haase (Natural Process Design (United States)) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 246-260 |
| Publication date | 2001-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Internet Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1066-2243 • E-ISSN: 2054-5657 |
| Publisher | Emerald Publishing Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1108/10662240110396432 |
| OpenAlex | W2082909916 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 3 |
The future of online business education seems quite bright. Three‐fifths of the 1,700 US institutions of higher learning that are engaged in distance education – 55 percent of which offer credit‐bearing business courses – already use some form of Internet‐based technology. Nonetheless, there have been no large‐scale studies of potential online business students in terms of their traits and desires. In this article, the background of distance education is presented. Then, the results of a major survey, involving NPD’s Online Research Panel, are discussed. In all, 2,651 adults participated in the survey, 1,945 of whom indicated some interest in online business education. Eight propositions are tested, relating to demographics, courses versus programs, reasons for enrolling or not enrolling, desired features, customer service expectations, tuition, prestige and value, and institutional attributes
Business · Business education · Demographics · Distance education · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Higher education · Pedagogy · Political science · Prestige · Public relations · Scale (ratio · Service (business · Sociology · The Internet · Value (mathematics · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Demography · Management and Marketing Education · Online and Blended Learning · Psychology · Marketing
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2022 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |