Research Guides: Entrepreneurship: Online Learning, MOOCs and more

Online Learning

Online learning courses and videos provide lots of opportunities to enhance or learn more about entrepreneurship skills.

You can watch videos given by experts from academia or the business world or by those who have created successful start-ups.

Free online courses are also available. Some are self-paced that you can take at your own convenience while others are offered at frequent intervals. All you have to do is to sign up.

MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses)

MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) are educational courses re-packaged into online lessons. Most of them are free and are offered by universities and other organizations to anyone with a web connection.

MOOCs are a popular way to learn more. Take a look at the links below to find a suitable course on entrepreneurship or on an aspect of entrepreneurship that interests you.

Certificates of achievement or participation are issued by some MOOCs providers.

See this article from the Financial Times about employers' taking notice of MOOCs qualifications.

Foundation of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in China
From CityU! Discover how Chinese culture influences discovery, creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship with this free online course
MOOC-list
Search this website to find MOOCs courses offered by universities from around the world.
How to Build a Start-up
From entrepreneur and academic Steve Blank. The course teaches you how to gather customer and marketplace feedback then search for unmet needs from this feedback to generate ideas.
Entrepreneurial mindset
From Babson College, U.S. Learn how to think like an entrepreneur.
Innovation for Entrepreneurs: From Ideas to Marketplace
Popular course from the University of Maryland, U.S. Learn how to move from idea generation to commercialization by identifying innovation opportunities, following critical steps and applying innovation strategies.
What's Your Big Idea
Gives you a chance to assess your ideas and test them in a real life situation.
Starting a Business 3: Customers and Competitors
How to target your market so your business stands out.
Reinvent Yourself: Unleash Your Creativity
A 5 step program on how to be an effective innovator

Most MOOCs courses are free!
Many courses are delivered by top academics in their field and from prestigious universities.
You can choose to focus on only those topics in entrepreneurship that interest you.
Some courses supply certificates.

You have to be self-motivated and disciplined.
Some people who enrol in a MOOCs course find it hard to complete it.
Employers have been slow to recognize MOOCs certificates

Take a MOOCs course if you are passionate about your topic and are prepared to set aside substantial amounts of time when taking the course.

Videos, Online Training & Websites

Business Education in Videos This link opens in a new window
Features over 400 videos on entrepreneurship covering executive interviews, corporate training, and case studies. Most are under 10 mins.
HSTalks: The Business & Management Collection This link opens in a new window
Online video lectures and case studies from leading academics and experts in commerce and industry. Topics range from global business management to economics and finance. It’s updated regularly with the hottest topics in business.
LinkedIn Learning This link opens in a new window
Expert-taught top-quality instructional videos on more than 4,000 courses.

Rocket Fuel for Your Biz A self-paced training package. It has 8 modules that cover the process of starting and growing your project to finance marketing, & more.
The Creative Thinker's Toolkit A course of 24 lectures, covers how you can learn to be creative, unleashing your imagination, knowing which creative ideas to follow, & more.

eCorner by Stanford University
Videos featuring entrepreneurs and innovative thinkers. Over 3000 to choose from!
Google for Startups
A series of videos outlining all the steps in the entrepreneurship process.
Harvard FSS. Jumpstarting Innovation (48 min)
From the Harvard School of Business. Focuses on the process of innovation, tracing the steps between product development and product launch.
What Entrepreneurs Need to Know before They Start: Acquiring and Interpreting Information about Markets, Competitors and Government (30 min)
Uses case studies covering topics such as niche markets, customer, industry analysis, government policy & regulations, & more.
10 Myths of Entrepreneurship (10:18 min)
Shows that the potential for entrepreneurship is within everyone.
Entrepreneur Video Network
The latest (short) videos from the Entrepreneurship website.

Innovation Guide for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Has a list of academic entrepreneurship centers, online programs, and online courses in Hong Kong, China, & other countries.

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