ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Educ.
Sec. Digital Learning Innovations
Volume 10 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/feduc.2025.1635715
This article is part of the Research TopicRedefining Learning in the Digital Age: Pedagogical Strategies and OutcomesView all 21 articles
Transforming Management Education: Blended Learning, International Collaboration, and Pedagogical Innovation – Current Trends and Future Directions
Provisionally accepted
- 1Duale Hochschule Baden Wurttemberg - Villingen Schwenningen, VillingenSchwenningen, Germany
- 2Vysoka skola NEWTON as, Prague, Czechia
- 3Keele University Keele Business School, Keele, United Kingdom
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Blended learning has become a pivotal strategy in management education, integrating face-to-face instruction with digital tools to enhance flexibility, engagement, and skill development. When combined with international cooperation projects, it creates opportunities to innovate pedagogy and prepare students for the complexities of global business. This paper examines the intersection of blended learning, international collaboration, and pedagogical innovation, with a focus on curriculum design, student outcomes, and institutional strategies. Drawing on emerging practices such as Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL), virtual exchange, and interdisciplinary teamwork, the study highlights how students can develop cross-cultural communication, ethical reasoning, and adaptive problem-solving skills. Technology is shown to play a critical role in enabling experiential learning through virtual internships, case-based simulations, and immersive digital platforms. The research employs a quantitative analysis of courses performance and engagement data to evaluate learning impacts. Challenges including digital inequities, resistance to change, and the complexity of designing effective blended environments are acknowledged, alongside the need for faculty training, robust infrastructure, and supportive policies. Looking ahead, the paper identifies opportunities in artificial intelligence for personalized learning, gamification to enhance engagement, and data analytics for real-time feedback. It also underscores the importance of academia–industry partnerships in co-creating impactful learning experiences. By integrating blended learning with international cooperation, management education can advance toward more sustainable, inclusive, and practice-oriented models suited to an interconnected global economy
Keywords: blended learning, Management education, international collaboration, Virtual collaboration, Innovation pedagogy
Received: 26 May 2025; Accepted: 17 Oct 2025.
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* Correspondence: Emil Velinov, emil.velinov@riseba.lv
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