Places to get a Free Business Education Online
Higher Education Articles April 7, 2013Getting an education in business does not have to be expensive. A growing number of non-profit organizations, universities, and colleges offer free online business courses. Discover what you can get out of these online courses and how you can sign up for them today.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) OpenCourseWare – Sloan School of Management
Undergraduate and Graduate Business Courses are offered through MIT OpenCourseWare, in what could be the second best option of getting educated at MIT, and it is free! Master- and bachelor-level business coursework can be found through these free online courses that MIT’s Sloan School of Management offers. Coursework includes topic areas such as lab demonstrations, videos, and lecture notes, among other subjects. There is no need for students to register to avail over fifty courses offered.
The U.S. Small Business Administration
The SBA (Small Business Administration) has one of the top selections of business courses on the internet. Topics include everything from business management and starting a business to international trade and government contracting. A majority of courses take approximately thirty minutes to complete.
The Free Non-profit Micro-eMBA Program
Students can use Free Management Library’s Free Nonprofit Micro-eMBA(SM) Program as a brilliant learning resource about non-profit management. Students enrolling (free of charge) in this program will not be awarded an MBA for completing it. Depending on their speed of learning, students can complete the program at their own convenience. However, it takes about two hundred hours on average to complete the coursework.
London School of Business and Finance
A comprehensive online MBA program is being offered for free by this globally renowned institution that offers a FaceBook application through which interested students can sign up to gain access to coursework that includes hundreds of hours of educational resources, assignments, lessons and videos. Students who want to earn a degree can apply to London School of Business and Finance and pay tuition fees retroactively at the end.
A free business administration course is offered online by My Own Business Inc., a non-profit organization. Anyone who wants to start a business including managers can benefit from the course that is divided into fourteen sessions, which cover subject areas such as international trade, e-commerce, insurance, marketing, accounting and business plans. A certificate of completion and an accompanying textbook are given to students who enroll by paying less than $100.
University of California Irvine
Many free business courses in Spanish and English are offered by the University of California Irvine via their OpenCourseWare website. The courses include Training and Human Resources Development, Introduction to Project Management and Fundamentals of Business Analysis, and break down the curriculum into lessons; students interested in delving deeper into subject areas are given optional reading lists.
Kutztown University – Small Business Development Center
An online business course is offered by Kutztown University of Pennsylvania through its Strategic Planning and Execution Course; it takes less than a week to complete the coursework that includes subject areas such as goals, mission statements, and strategies to craft and execute business visions. Strategic planning software is offered free by the Small Business Development Center to all students enrolled in the course.
University of California – Berkeley
A new selection of business courses are offered every semester by the University of California – Berkeley; in courses titled, Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Business and Business Administration. Coursework is delivered through lectures, including video and/or audio instruction.
Financial Management Training Center Courses
Twenty free downloadable business courses are provided by the Financial Management Training Center, titled: Project Management, Creating Value through Financial Management, and Management of Capital. Individuals interested in learning about the finer points of financial management can enroll in these courses that are offered online including full examinations and evaluation forms for use by individuals who wish to pursue Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credits.
