Don't Pay for Your MBA ─ The Faster, Cheaper, Better Way to Get the Business Education You Need

Pickard, a business and entrepreneurship development consultant who created her own “no-pay” degree in business, shows readers how to use free or low-cost MOOCs (massive open online courses) from business schools to create a customized business curriculum to replace a Master of Business Administration program. She helps readers figure out what they want to achieve, allocate time and money, and hold themselves accountable; understand MOOCs; build knowledge of core business concepts through a core curriculum; learn business skills; tailor their education toward a career; build a business network; select a business area focus and develop expertise through advanced coursework and real-world experience; communicate their nontraditional education to employers; and continue lifelong learning. Annotation ©2017 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

LAURIE PICKARD founded the No-Pay MBA web site, which has been featured in Fortune, Entrepreneur, The Wall Street Journal, CNN Money, Financial Times, and Bloomberg Business. She also works as a business and entrepreneurship development consultant, most recently at the U.S. Agency for International Development in Rwanda.