If you are an MBA student, an aspirant, or just a business owner, who would like to brush up on basics or even learn what's new on the block in business, look no further than your personal computer. A number of MOOCs are available online which are offered by top universities and business schools across the globe, and can help you learn new courses in the comfort of your home. Jeff Schmitt in a Poets & Quants article has listed some business MOOCs. Take your pick from the list.
Beginning May 27, a Google executive - Kevin Hartman has been teaching marketers how data events expose their reall audience. Hartman has partnered with different companies and to launch a two-course series that will focus on digital analytics in marketing. The course content comes from the University of Illinois.
If you are looking to learn ABC of Finance, you may want to enroll for University of Michigan’s Gautam Kaul at the Ross School of Business. According to Schmitt, the course is another incarnation of ‘Introduction to Finance’. Another biggie from whom one can take Financial Accounting lessons is Wharton School of Business’s Brian Bushee. He is offering ‘More Introduction to Financial Accounting’. The course focuses on how to read and interpret corporate statements.
A bit of managerial accounting would go a long way for to-be CFOs and students pursuing a career in finance. They can opt for ‘Managerial Accounting: Tools for Facilitating and Guiding Business Decisions’. Another MOOC which explores the topic further starts on June 6. The University of Melbourne is introducing ‘The Role of Global Capital Markets’.
Read the Poets & Quants article for more details on MOOCs launched in June: http://poetsandquants.com/2015/05/26/essential-mooc-courses-in-business-for-june/