On the Line

Section 1: "WHY?" - The business case.- Chapter 1. Online Business Education - the Drivers of Supply and Demand (Brian Stewart & Anshuman Khare).- Chapter 2. A Service-Dominant Logic and Value Co-Creation Approach for Online Business (Terry Beckman & Anshuman Khare).- Chapter 3. Education Data Mining (EDM): Researching Impact on Online Business Education (Kriti Khare, Anshuman Khare & Helen Lam).- Chapter 4. Emergent versus planned assessment and tuition strategies for online postgraduate teaching of technology and innovation management at the Open University, UK (Alison Bettley & Ivan Horrocks).- Chapter 5. PERSPECTIVE: An Online MBA: Effort, Investment and ROI (Larry Berglund).- Chapter 6. PERSPECTIVE: Online Business Education: Self-Directed and Peer Learning in a Flexible Format Designed to Meet the Needs of Today's Busy Professional (Terri Hinkley).- Chapter 7. PERSPECTIVE: Work-Study-Life Balance (Ivo Kreyenbühl).- Chapter 8. PERSPECTIVE: But It's Online....(Dana Coble).- Section 2: "HOW?" - Building Knowledge and Skills.- Chapter 9. Online Student Engagement and Success in Graduate Studies (Kay Devine & Deborah Hurst).- Chapter 10. Enhancing Digital Intelligence through Communities of Learning (Madelaine Kineshanko & Kam Jugdev).- Chapter 11. Development of Personal Learning and Social Networks: Strategies for Knowledge Creation and Sharing in Online Learning Environments (Natalie Solveig Mikhaylov).- Chapter 12. New Approaches to Assessment of Learning: New Possibilities for Business Education (Madelaine K. Befus & Kam Jugdev).- Chapter 13. Implementation of a next generation course architecture for blended learning (Rodney Beard).- Chapter 14. Relevance of digital learning cultures within online business education (Kristina Lahl, Lana Plumanns, René Vossen & Sabina Jeschke).- Chapter 15. The use of explainer videos as a learning tool: an internal and external view (Andreas Krämer & Sandra Böhrs).- Chapter 16. Social media

Anshuman Khare is Professor in Operations Management at Athabasca University, Canada. He joined Athabasca University in January 2000. He is an Alexander von Humboldt Fellow and has completed two post-doctoral terms at Johannes Gutenberg Universität in Mainz, Germany. He is also a former Monbusho Scholar, having completed a postdoctoral assignment at Ryukoku University in Kyoto, Japan. He has published a number of books and research papers on a wide range of topics. His research focuses on environmental regulation impacts on industry, just-in-time manufacturing, supply chain management, sustainability, cities and climate change, online business education, etc. He is passionate about online business education. In 2003, Anshuman was awarded the Craig Cunningham Memorial Award for teaching excellence by Athabasca University as a testament to his commitment to exceptional online education and in 2015, he was awarded Athabasca University Graduate Students' Association (AUGSA) Outstanding Distinction Award (2015) which acknowledges and honors faculty members who display exemplary leadership, support, and engagement with graduate students. Anshuman serves as the Editor of IAFOR Journal of Business and Management, Associate Editor of "International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education" published by Emerald and is on the Editorial Board of International Journal of Applied Management and Technology.



Deborah Hurst is Dean, Faculty of Business and Associate Professor Organization Studies, Athabasca University, Canada. She joined Athabasca University in 1995 as an academic coach in the world's first online MBA. She later joined AU full time as an Associate Professor in January 2001 and since that time she has held various roles including Associate Dean, New Business Development and MBA Program Director. Deborah obtained her BA from the University of Toronto, and her MA and PhD from the University of Alberta. Prior to obtaining her