Do you feel like you have enough knowledge to contribute to debates in the area of the ethics of markets, economics and business? If not, this series of blog posts introduces ‘Massive Open Online Courses’ (MOOCs) that you can take from anywhere in the world.
Posted by Ilse Oosterlaken (Moral Markets) | 20 May 2020 | online resource tips, globalisation / free trade
The future of globalization and free trade has become a hot topic of discussion ever since the COVID-19 outbreak. In this post a number of courses to learn more about globalization and free trade from a variety of (disciplinary) perspectives, plus a course on how local economic development can be achieved in a globalized world.
Read MorePosted by Ilse Oosterlaken (Moral Markets) | 10 Apr 2020 | Karl Marx, online resource tips, communism, socialism & free markets
After our last post on courses on the history and future of capitalism, we have this time collected online courses on Marx, his famous book Capital, Marxism. Marxian economics and (Chinese) communism as a real-world application of Marxist thought.
Read MorePosted by Ilse Oosterlaken (Moral Markets) | 18 Jan 2020 | online resource tips, critiquing / reinventing capitalism
Whether you are interested in American capitalism or rather take a global perspective, want to know more about the history of capitalism or its future, have a background in economics or not: one of these five online courses will surely be right for you.
Read MorePosted by Ilse Oosterlaken (Moral Markets) | 23 Dec 2019 | money, online resource tips, banking / finance sector
When discussing what direction we should go with the economy, we cannot get around discussing the role of the finance sector. In post 7 of this irregular blog series 6 courses you might want to take to learn more about (the ethics and social role of) finance, money and banking.
Read MorePosted by Ilse Oosterlaken (Moral Markets) | 7 Nov 2018 | online resource tips
To more fruitfully discuss the morality of markets it may be a good idea to learn more about markets: what are they, how do they work (and possibly fail)? In the sixth post in this series some massive open online courses (MOOCs) in economics on the workings of markets.
Read MorePosted by Ilse Oosterlaken (Moral Markets) | 20 Oct 2018 | online resource tips, social entrepreneurship
What courses to take if you would like to sharpen your thoughts on morality and markets? In the fifth post in this series some massive open online courses (MOOCs) on alternative business models, including cooperative firms and social entrepreneurship. [post updated with new course in December 2019]
Read MorePosted by Ilse Oosterlaken (Moral Markets) | 22 Sep 2018 | online resource tips, business ethics & CSR
What courses to take if you would like to learn more about morality and markets? In the fourth post of this series I recommend four massive open online courses (MOOCs) in business ethics. [post updated with new course in December 2019]
Read MorePosted by Ilse Oosterlaken (Moral Markets) | 8 Sep 2018 | inequality & justice, economic growth & GDP, online resource tips, well-being / human flourishing
What courses to take if you would like to sharpen your thoughts on morality and markets? In the second post in this series some massive open online courses (MOOCs) that deepen your knowledge on economics, inequality and well-being. [post updated with new course in May 2020]
Read MorePosted by Ilse Oosterlaken (Moral Markets) | 1 Sep 2018 | online resource tips, economics as a science
What courses to take if you would like to sharpen your thoughts on morality and markets? In the first post in this new series we have collected some online courses in philosophy, politics and economics (PPE) that give you a good interdisciplinary basis. [post updated with new course in January 2020]
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