Evaluating Students Working on Case Studies in Management Online Courses: a Study on a Francophone African Students Sample

Teaching and learning styles are, by their very nature, changing. In recent years there has been a noticeable move from lecture-based activities towards more student-centered activities. Among these activities are case studies. They provide an opportunity for the development of key skills such as communication, group working and problem solving. They enable students to acquire more individual study skills and more independence in information gathering and analysis. They attract attention to the importance of time management in order to be able to come up with all the requested deliverables at the end of the study. Written and oral presentation skills represent an important benefit of using case studies. Finally, this approach increases the students' enjoyment of the topic and hence their desire to learn. But, what happens when case studies are used in e-learning?