myBskool.com & MMA offer free online mini MBA

Nov. 24, 2012 - PRLog -- Chennai: Keeping pace with the global trend of MOOC’s (Mass Open Online Courses) offered by the Harvards and Standfords, Chennai based myBskool.com has partnered with the Madras Management Association (MMA) to offer a 100 day 100 hours free online mini MBA programme. The content for the programme has been co-created in partnership with IIM Ranchi and has been hosted on myBskool.com's Social Learning Platform and is already being used by students at IIM Ranchi, IMT – Ghaziabad & other B-Schools.

“Our mission at MMA is to provide quality management education to the masses and this partnership with myBskool.com is another step towards our mission.” said Group Captain. R Vijaykumar, VSM, Executive Director, MMA.

The free online mini MBA is a condensed version of a full fledged MBA & is aimed at providing a solid foundation in current business theory and practices.

Online video lectures and case studies by top management faculty will cover subjects like Fundamentals of Accounting, Principles of Marketing, Managing Human Resource, Essentials of Business Communication and Business Strategy.

Working professionals, executives, small business owners and students interested in improving their business knowledge and managerial skills without a formal qualification in management will find this course apt and useful.

"Online education is becoming more popular both among students and employers due to its flexibility and affordability. It may be noted that initiatives like Coursera of the Standford have attracted millions of learners for their online courses across the globe. Many more renowned Universities worldwide are moving into the era of internet based education." said Prof. MJ Xavier, IIM Ranchi. "The myBskool course content has been designed keeping in mind India’s relevant context & globally relevant content." he added.

About the Partnership

While myBskool.com brings state-of-the-art technology and world class content in the form of video lectures co-created with IIM Ranchi, MMA would bring to the table experts from the industry for Live Virtual Classes conducted as a part of this 100 day free program.

“The pedagogy involves pre-recorded video learning modules with fully interactive and collaborative features like the discussion forums, online chats, quizzes and live virtual classrooms. The entire course content will be made available on an anytime, anywhere learning mode using the "portable classroom" model. As working professionals would need to take a break in career to be physically present for classes, it is a challenge for most of them to pursue higher education. myBskool.com is offering this mini MBA in online mode to break the barriers of time and distance,” said Mr. Swaminathan K, CEO, myBskool.com.

In order to motivate learners and complete the course, myBskool.com would be awarding a Badge of Honour to every learner who meets certain pre defined criteria.