Expanding the Role of E-Rooms in Distance Learning Applications to Management Education

The role of distance learning in management education is changing rapidly as a result of advances in technology and globalization. So-called asynchronous learning nets (ALN) are paving the way for a whole new approach to delivering business know-how at a time and place of the student’s choice. ALN help enhance the overall business curriculum by improving course integration and consistency. E-rooms are one important component of the ALN design philosophy. The purpose of this paper is to present how e-rooms can be used to enhance learning efficiency and understanding in an ALN environment with a particular emphasis on management education.

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