Online MBA programs seem to be an appealing way to advance your career and complete an Executive MBA without having to give up your current job. Does anyone have any experience with online Executive MBA programs?

Your post reads like an advertisement, and a bad one at that. Your post is not about the advantages of an online EMBA, but your spamdacious attempt to plug a school. Sad.

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Indeed, since the video in question has had four views (including mine) it's quite clear that the post is by someone connected to the uploading of this video. GMU should really be ashamed of themselves.

Your post reads like an advertisement, and a bad one at that. Your post is not about the advantages of an online EMBA, but your spamdacious attempt to plug a school. Sad.

Indeed, since the video in question has had four views (including mine) it's quite clear that the post is by someone connected to the uploading of this video.

There are a number of advantages of online learning and given that the core content of an MBA is almost a commodity, the differentiation in quality (as opposed to brand) come from the benefits of attendance.

I would like to see research investigating the benefits (networking, shared learning etc) of being part of a cohort group versus number of days face-to-face attendance.

In weekly modules that form part of an executive course I have found that it was not until about module four that the group really opened up to each other and bonded properly to form lasting relationships. So is a course that offers just one or two weeks attendance likely to give those benefits ? How does knowing the cohort blended with online contact compare with ongoing face-to-face contact?

Executives of course want to avoid unnecessary attendance given the high opportunity cost so there is a balance needed.

I'm interested to hear what others think.

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