re: Managers not MBA's

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I have taken several online course through well known universities, most were very interactive. I spent large amounts of time on the phone, Skype, and Emailing with members of my project groups. Companies today rely heavily on electronic meetings and communication, being able to make a online presentation to a group of people scattered all over the world is a valuable skill, and one that gets practiced a lot in online courses.

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Its not the same thing. I too have taken online courses, and its definitely better than it was 10 years ago, its still inferior to the classroom.

There is so much value, especially for something like a MBA, for interacting with students and professors directly. Not just during class but after class, running into each other the hallway, office hours, and meeting for group projects. the so called "water cooler" conversations.

Obviously the big name schools do a much better job of this than the podunk schools.

And sure you will learn many of same skills in an online class vs. traditional class but i would argue the skills you learn during your MBA have a lot less to do with technical topics and more to do with social ones.

eta; I work 100% from home and agree being able to do things from a distance perspective is a great skill to have.