Online platforms offer time-locked sales campaigns, whereby third-party vendors sell their products at a fixed price for a pre-specified length of time. To alleviate customers' uncertainty about a product's value, platforms often display to upcoming customers some information about previous...

In this paper we explain and assess the benefits of integrating an interactive, online learning object into a finance course. Animation and interactivity combined with the accessibility of the online learning objects create a rich, student-controlled learning environment. We present a new...

The fast developments of information and communication technology (ICT) today not only have an impact on the world of industry, but also in the world of education. In the world of education, the usage of ICT is expected to improve the performance, especially the performances of students with...

This chapter summarizes the latest studies in entrepreneurial learning in order to highlight their implications for the design of educational programs (Pittaway & Thorpe, 2012). It examines in detail the latest thinking on the subject, summarizes the key concepts and empirical contributions with...

The teaching methodology at many universities in Kazakhstan is traditional: a lecture where professor talks and students listen, with little or no interaction, and a seminar that offers practical applications. Students follow the precisely prescribed path, regulated by the Ministry of Education,...

Information communications technologies (ICTs) have helped to reduce geographical boundaries and connect people across different countries, cities and villages. The internet and mobile phone revolution have enabled millions of people to engage in a global dialogue. Cyber cafes are thriving...