Harnessing The Power of the Internet of Things (IoT) to Achieve an Agile Business Education Model: A Visionary Paper

The emergence of artificial intelligence, big data, and the Internet of Things (IoT) has shifted human-human, human-machine, and machine-machine interaction to a new level. This shift is affecting all aspects of society’s behavior toward the adoption of technology. One important pillar of society that is especially impacted by this radical change is that of education. The advancement of new technologies as well as the occurrence of unexpected global events has forced education systems in many countries to look differently at traditional educational issues and work toward becoming a more agile education system. This means being responsive to any unpredicted changes that may occur in the education environment. Indeed, the agility of business schools and technological adaptability is one of the standards required by program accreditation organizations (i.e., AACSB). This paper discusses the application of IoT in business education, focusing on the opportunities, challenges, and paths forward this presents.