Online Learning

Expand your thinking with dynamic online learning experiences

Experience matters in online education, and Kelley Direct is the industry leader and innovator in using technology to deliver graduate business education. The Kelley School of Business at Indiana University was the first top-ranked business school to offer an online MBA in 1999.

Simply put, the Kelley Direct online learning environment is unparalleled. From live weekly classes to team projects, your coursework will build your business expertise as you build lasting relationships with classmates and faculty.

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Live weekly classes

You’ll have the opportunity to connect with your Kelley Direct classmates and professors for live classes every week. Each course requires a live weekly session. Your live class will last about 75 minutes and take place between 6 and 9 p.m. ET. Use this time to ask questions, get immediate answers, and join discussions. All live classes are recorded so you can reference them later.

I like the flexibility of not always attending, but when you do attend, it’s real—you really feel engaged. The technology that they use for the online classrooms largely in Zoom and Canvas—it’s great. You feel like you are part of the discussion.

Aran January, MBA/MS’20, vice president, Risk & Underwriting, National Merchants Association

I make a point to attend the live classes because it's an opportunity to see the professors and ask questions. The faculty are invested and they want to see you succeed. They know your name, and they look forward to seeing you in class and hearing your opinions.

Rosalyn Hurt-Steverson, MBA’19, global account manager, Audit & Assurance, Deloitte

The professors understand the needs of working students and they build a lot of flexibility into the program. A lot of my professors encourage me to sit in another section or pick a different timeframe if I have conflicts.

Bill Dawson, MBA’21, MS’22, vice president of operations, Validity, Inc.

What's it like to learn online with Kelley Direct?

What does it feel like to be a Kelley Direct student? Will Geoghegan, Interim Chair of Kelley Direct Programs and Clinical Assistant Professor, takes you through Kelley's interactive online educational experience.

Build relationships and skills through teamwork

Teamwork and group assignments are built into the Kelley Direct experience. You’ll work with your team members located all over the US and the world to schedule virtual meetings and calls. It’s similar to working internationally. 

You’ll build relationships with your classmates as you work on projects. You’ll also gain project management skills and learn how to coordinate schedules for your team across time zones.

Alex Lopes

Clinical Professor, Operations & Decision Technologies
Grant Thornton Scholar
Associate Faculty Chair, Kelley Direct Program

“I very rarely have lectures in my live classes. I have recorded many videos over the years that students can watch prior to class so that we can do work during class time.”

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Ernest O’Boyle

Associate Professor, Management and Entrepreneurship
Dale M. Coleman Chair in Management

“You can’t expect students to stay engaged while staring at a professor spout off for 75 minutes. Any content that is one-way communication isn’t taught in a live session. The live sessions are their opportunity to interact.” 

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Jenni Dinger

Clinical Associate Professor, Management and Entrepreneurship

“Several discussions, activities, and assignments are more effective in an online environment. I will be surprised if I ever teach a class that isn’t at least a partially flipped classroom with live and asynchronous content, even for traditionally in-person classes.”

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Advanced virtual classrooms

The Brian D. Jellison Studio Classroom offers the feeling of being in a live classroom with your peers and enables your Kelley faculty to create dynamic course content. Read more about the studio and the transformative alumni gift that made it possible.