Balancing Learner Expectations & Educator Perceptions in an Online MBA Course for Exemplary Learning

Abstract

The advent of online education has provided a new option of learning to a class of learners, who do not find the conventional modes of learning viable for their unique lifestyles and career. The expectations of such online learners are quite different compared to students in the conventional set-ups. The online pedagogy is also not similar to face-to-face teaching in most instances. This is especially true with online pedagogy heavily relying upon asynchronous modes of communication. The online educators have evolved over the years various innovative ways of designing and facilitating such online classes to ensure highest standards of learning comparable to their world-class brick & mortar counterparts. In this endeavor of maintaining high standards of their perceived learning for learners, many times the online educators tend to overlook the expectations of the online learners often resulting in lower overall performance in the end.

Keywords: Learner expectations, Educator perceptions, Online education, MBA, U21Global