An overview of the investment markets, this course examines the menu of securities available in today's market and the attributes of the various types of securities. It will also examine the purpose of capital markets, capitalization structure, how domestic and global securities markets work, the trend toward globalization of the capital markets, the organized exchanges for stocks and bonds and securities trading, the mechanics of the buy-side/ sell-side, the role of investment bankers and brokers, derivatives, and other related topics.
Can the University of the People, a new online institution, add teaching components to the growing body of free online materials and social-networking tools so that students get college credits? Read the story from the Chronicle of Higher Education and the discussion posts that follow.
Video clip assessing MIT's OpenCourseWare project. This video's primary focus is centered on reviewing the following reading for a global studies in education course:
Lerman, S., Miyagawa, S. & Margulies, A. (2008). OpenCourseWare: Building a Culture of Sharing. In Iiyoshi, T., & Kumar, M. S. V. (Eds.). Opening up education: The collective advancement of education through open technology, open content, and open knowledge. (pp. 213-228). Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press.
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