The Power of Technology for Learning (Advances in Business Education and Training Book 1)

"In today's dynamic global business environment where knowledge is a main asset and learning becomes the most important process, Business Education needs to employ the right practices to develop future leaders. Businesses require graduates that become true experts. But can business schools indeed create learning experiences that address the needs of the global marketplace? Can they teach students to build learning organizations?" "The articles in this volume detail successful approaches developed by business educators and researchers. The approaches have been implemented to solve real problems and to provide students with the ethical and analytical abilities they will need to both compete and contribute to the betterment of others." "The thematic part of this volume focuses on the potential of interactive on-line activities to promote business and economics education. They demonstrate the benefits that learning technologies can bring and show how to overcome potential problem issues."--BOOK JACKET Front Matter....Pages i-x Front Matter....Pages 1-4 Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning in Online Postgraduate Education....Pages 5-24 Accelerating Learning through Gaming?....Pages 25-41 Longitudinal Study of Online Remedial Education Effects....Pages 43-59 Effectiveness of Blended Learning in a Distance Education Setting....Pages 61-75 Virtual Teamwork: A Product of Globalization....Pages 77-93 Front Matter....Pages 95-96 Designing Business Education for Ukraine: Lessons Learned....Pages 97-115 Personal Mastery in Management Education....Pages 117-128 Innovations in Graduate Business Education: The Challenge of Developing Principle-Centered Leaders....Pages 129-142 The Misalignment of Management Education and Globalization: Conceptual, Contextual and Praxeological Issues....Pages 143-160 Master of Science in Business Administration or MBA: Does It Matter?....Pages 161-173 The Role of Critical Thinking Skills in Students’ Attitudes Toward Business Subjects....Pages 175-189 A Strategy for Business Education in a Changing World....Pages 191-217 Back Matter....Pages 219-224