Forbes.com, August 26, 2021
There’s more to a successful online course than talking head videos delivered by experts. Higher education institutions and their students learned this the hard way after hastily rushing into virtual classrooms as a result of Covid-19 restrictions. In most cases, the experience, often dubbed “Zoom university,” hasn’t met students’ or instructors’ needs.
The problem can be even worse for time-strapped professionals taking executive education courses. These learners often seek out in-person programs in order to network with other professionals and look for those transformative moments of serendipity — an ambitious few may even be looking for future co-founders to launch a new venture. The same environmental conditions are difficult to replicate online.
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