HBS just announced the launch of HBX Live, its new virtual classroom. While not immediately relevant to Full Time MBA applicants, this is truly an exciting piece of news from HBS. Indeed, HBX Live promises to open the HBS classroom and the school’s famous case method to way more participants than was previously possible.

According to Harvard Business School:

HBX Live is a virtual classroom designed to reproduce the intimacy and synchronous interaction of Harvard Business School’s famed case study method in a digital environment. Participants from around the globe can log in concurrently and join real-time, case-based sessions with HBS faculty who teach from the HBX Live studio

Having watched the below video, we were truly impressed by this virtual classroom. Not only does it emulate the actual HBS classroom experience we benefitted from as students, but some of the added features presented here are actually enhancing it (e.g. the ability to evaluate peers’ comments and benefitting from direct feedback on the value of your own contributions). Watching Yougme Moon conduct this virtual class truly reminded us of the actual classes we attended with her just a couple of years ago (on a side note, her book his definitely a must-read).

Watch it for yourself and feel free to let us know what you think in the comment section below.