Online MBA 2025

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• Overreliance on AI tools at work risks harming mental health

  The technology promises productivity gains but too much focus on machines could erode socialisation and friendship

  
• Business school teaching case study: how will companies navigate the promise and threat of dataism?

  Using the power of algorithms to inform decisions and create value demands new definitions of the role of management

  
• Online MBAs move beyond isolated, independent study

  Top business schools are blending web-based and in-person learning as professionals seek flexible route to qualifications

  
• Spain’s IE Business School retains title as top Online MBA provider

  Latest FT ranking comes at a time when the use of advanced technology and more tailored learning are reshaping online education

  
• Commercial upstarts tap desire for flexibility with cheaper virtual MBAs

  Lower costs and easier access fuel expansion in digital-only course providers

  
• Schools test new tools for networking in a virtual world

  Blended online MBA programmes and new platforms are enabling the collaboration deemed vital to learning

  
• Unethical online experiments risk real world harm

  Undisclosed digital trials can affect workers, users, and society in ways that are ill-understood, academics warn

  
• Barbie buzz and brand value. Is it real?

  Teaching case study: IP rebranding and the role of the digital ecosystem in adding brand value 

  
• What to ask future employers about sustainability — and why

  MBA graduates should assess the relative strengths and weaknesses in an organisation’s sustainability targets and strategy

  
• FT Online MBA ranking 2024: methodology, key and entry criteria

  How the Online MBA ranking of the top 10 programmes was compiled