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Advancements in technology and internet have changed traditional educating and learning techniques (Kawaski & Fitzpatrick, 2014). Educators use internet based applications to enhance the quality and proficiency of their educating execution. Along these lines, considering the capability of internet based applications in education, regulatory bodies also working towards coordinating internet based applications into education to encourage students’ learning. In 2009, Indian HRD (Human resources development) ministry launched a national scheme called National Mission on Education through Information and Communication technology (NMEICT) on education using technology, and the Government of India various other programs also for uplifting technology in education sector. India, with its strong and ingenious R&D capacity and bounteous research on internet based learning also plays an important job in the global internet based learning chain (Teng, Khong, & Goh, 2015). As per the Indian ministry of finance (Government of India, 2018), the yearly spending plan distributed for consolidating technology in education sector in India’s training framework found the value of 1.4 billion for 2018. Government of India (2018) revealed between the years of 2014 and 2018, the worldwide spending on merging technology with education displayed a yearly growth rate of 4.2%, for developing nations which are representing the majority of the global development. Educational institutes keep on progressively updating to internet based applications that can be utilized to give imperative information and abilities to students.
Millennials are profoundly acquainted with internet based applications. As per the 2018 Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) (Government of India, 2018), 58.6% of alumni students and 68.9% of college students had utilized the Internet for information procurement in the earlier year, and most netizens (Internet users) taking on the internet bases video courses had either pursuing undergrad (11.2%) or higher (postgraduate: 14.8%) degree. The advancement and development of smartphones and portable systems perhaps likewise change the learning frameworks in management education institutes. However, the primary obstacle for educators in the utilization of internet based applications is inadequate capability and information (Ioanăs & Stoica, 2014). In spite of the fact that educators perceive the capability of such innovation and trust that it improves student learning and connects course work with technological exercises, but they argue that it encourages internet addiction which might low learning in classroom-based education (Lewis & Fabos, 2005). Levy & Gvili, (2015) claimed that internet based applications benefit educators and advance student learning. Various encouraging plan models that help educators coordinate internet based applications into the educational modules have been proposed, for example, the generic model and the IARE (Introduction, Association, Reflection and Expansion) model (Rohrs, 2014). Consequently, to make a technology based learning condition in management education institutes, educators must receive either an internet or a non-internet based digital approach (Osatuyi, 2013).
Management institutes utilize different instructing and learning strategies to propel students to increase their learning execution, as regular classes basically include lectures, case studies, discussions, group exercises, assignments (Safko & Brake, 2012). In management education the contemporary training injected as in different resources are incorporated into coursework to help students to create capacities, for example, communication, teamwork, leadership, and technology. In current scenario, internet is progressively recognized as a noteworthy driver of development and learning (Singh, 2016). Most educators’ center around the adequacy of internet based applications in educating and their potential advantages for students, educators, and management institutes (Jahn & Kunz, 2012); certain researches have claimed that internet based applications give copious and profitable learning encounters for students studying management (Goh, Heng, & Lin, 2013).