The following list of most popular open online business courses is based on information provided by the platforms on which they are delivered. Click on a course title to go to the course page.
AI For Everyone
deeplearning.ai via Coursera
AI is not only for engineers. If you want your organization to become better at using AI, this is the course to tell everyone--especially your non-technical colleagues--to take.
Excel Skills for Business Specialization
Macquarie University via Coursera
In this Specialization, learners develop advanced Excel Skills for Business. Upon completing the four courses in this Specialization, learners can design sophisticated spreadsheets, including professional dashboards, and perform complex calculations using advanced Excel features and techniques.
Business Foundations Specialization
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
In five courses, you’ll learn the fundamentals of marketing, accounting, operations, and finance. In the final Capstone Project, you’ll apply the skills learned by developing a go-to-market strategy to address a real business challenge.
MicroMasters® Program in Business Fundamentals
University of British Columbia via edX
In this intensive MicroMasters program, taught by one of the world’s leading academic business schools, you will learn how business works at a fundamental level, giving you the solid foundation you need to gain a competitive edge and boost your employability.
Excel to MySQL: Analytic Techniques for Business Specialization
Duke University via Coursera
In this Specialization, you’ll learn to frame business challenges as data questions. You’ll use powerful tools and methods such as Excel, Tableau, and MySQL to analyze data, create forecasts and models, design visualizations, and communicate your insights.
Career Success Specialization
University of California, Irvine via Coursera
This series of courses will help you build, develop and hone the essential skills needed to improve your employability and advancement in today’s dynamic workforce.
Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies
Harvard University via edX
This business and management course, taught by Harvard Business School professor Tarun Khanna, takes an inter-disciplinary approach to understanding and solving complex social problems. You will learn about prior attempts to address these problems, identify points of opportunity for smart entrepreneurial efforts, and propose and develop your own creative solutions.
Project Management Principles and Practices Specialization
University of California, Irvine via Coursera
This intensive and hands-on series of courses gives you the skills to ensure your projects are completed on time and on budget while giving the user the product they expect.
MicroMasters® Program in Project Management
Rochester Institute of Technology via edX
The Project Management MicroMasters program from RIT is a graduate level series of courses designed to provide you with the in-depth knowledge and skills needed to be a successful project manager in any industry.
Digital Marketing Specialization
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via Coursera
This Specialization explores several aspects of the new digital marketing environment, including topics such as digital marketing analytics, search engine optimization, social media marketing, and 3D Printing.
Six Sigma: Define and Measure
Technische Universität München (TUM) via edX
An introduction to the Six Sigma methodology and DMAIC cycle for process improvement with a focus on the Define and Measure phases, including basic statistics for understanding sampling plans and calculating process capability.
Business and Financial Modeling Specialization
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
Wharton's Business and Financial Modeling Specialization is designed to help you make informed business and financial decisions. These foundational courses will introduce you to spreadsheet models, modeling techniques, and common applications for investment analysis, company valuation, forecasting, and more.
Social Media Marketing Specialization
Northwestern University via Coursera
The Social Media Marketing Specialization is designed to achieve two objectives. It gives you the social analytics tools, and training to help you become an influencer on social media. The course also gives you the knowledge and resources to build a complete social media marketing strategy – from consumer insights to final justification metrics.
AI For Everyone
deeplearning.ai via Coursera
AI is not only for engineers. If you want your organization to become better at using AI, this is the course to tell everyone--especially your non-technical colleagues--to take.
Excel Skills for Business Specialization
Macquarie University via Coursera
In this Specialization, learners develop advanced Excel Skills for Business. Upon completing the four courses in this Specialization, learners can design sophisticated spreadsheets, including professional dashboards, and perform complex calculations using advanced Excel features and techniques.
Business Foundations Specialization
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
In five courses, you’ll learn the fundamentals of marketing, accounting, operations, and finance. In the final Capstone Project, you’ll apply the skills learned by developing a go-to-market strategy to address a real business challenge.
MicroMasters® Program in Business Fundamentals
University of British Columbia via edX
In this intensive MicroMasters program, taught by one of the world’s leading academic business schools, you will learn how business works at a fundamental level, giving you the solid foundation you need to gain a competitive edge and boost your employability.
Excel to MySQL: Analytic Techniques for Business Specialization
Duke University via Coursera
In this Specialization, you’ll learn to frame business challenges as data questions. You’ll use powerful tools and methods such as Excel, Tableau, and MySQL to analyze data, create forecasts and models, design visualizations, and communicate your insights.
Career Success Specialization
University of California, Irvine via Coursera
This series of courses will help you build, develop and hone the essential skills needed to improve your employability and advancement in today’s dynamic workforce.
Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies
Harvard University via edX
This business and management course, taught by Harvard Business School professor Tarun Khanna, takes an inter-disciplinary approach to understanding and solving complex social problems. You will learn about prior attempts to address these problems, identify points of opportunity for smart entrepreneurial efforts, and propose and develop your own creative solutions.
Project Management Principles and Practices Specialization
University of California, Irvine via Coursera
This intensive and hands-on series of courses gives you the skills to ensure your projects are completed on time and on budget while giving the user the product they expect.
MicroMasters® Program in Project Management
Rochester Institute of Technology via edX
The Project Management MicroMasters program from RIT is a graduate level series of courses designed to provide you with the in-depth knowledge and skills needed to be a successful project manager in any industry.
Digital Marketing Specialization
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via Coursera
This Specialization explores several aspects of the new digital marketing environment, including topics such as digital marketing analytics, search engine optimization, social media marketing, and 3D Printing.
Six Sigma: Define and Measure
Technische Universität München (TUM) via edX
An introduction to the Six Sigma methodology and DMAIC cycle for process improvement with a focus on the Define and Measure phases, including basic statistics for understanding sampling plans and calculating process capability.
Business and Financial Modeling Specialization
University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
Wharton's Business and Financial Modeling Specialization is designed to help you make informed business and financial decisions. These foundational courses will introduce you to spreadsheet models, modeling techniques, and common applications for investment analysis, company valuation, forecasting, and more.
Social Media Marketing Specialization
Northwestern University via Coursera
The Social Media Marketing Specialization is designed to achieve two objectives. It gives you the social analytics tools, and training to help you become an influencer on social media. The course also gives you the knowledge and resources to build a complete social media marketing strategy – from consumer insights to final justification metrics.