This research sought to explore self-reported satisfaction levels of mature students enrolled in the virtual financial accounting course of the first online-only bachelor's degree in Portugal. While doing so, it attempted to generate understanding of which factors may affect undergraduate mature...

Purpose - Virtual reality (VR) technologies have been gaining popularity in training and development in many fields to promote embodied training. However, its adoption in management has been slow and rigorous empirical research to understand its impact on learning and retention is scarce. Thus,...

Introduced by the military regime of Myanmar (aka Burma) more than 50 years ago, distance learning aimed to alleviate university overcrowding and allow students from remote areas to earn a graduate degree for a reduced tuition. The Myanmar experience is not unique. Egypt, too, has for decades...

We study peer effects in online training participation using unique data from a large-scale online teacher training program. The platform data allow us to observe the accurate duration of attendance for every individual-lecture pair. We classify peer groups as close peers, local peers, and...