#52-Do Your MBA Smartly

We should never forget what Martin Luther King, Jr. said about the goal of true education, "The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education." True education is not confined inside the walls of an institution, and in fact, it never was. We are going through a time when the media of education is going through massive transformation. Reputed universities and educational institutions all over the world are launching Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on a plethora of subjects. There are some who are skeptic about the MOOCs but they are heavily outnumbered by people who actively admire MOOCs. MIT OpenCourseWare, one of largest MOOC-providers, mentions on its site, "MIT OpenCourseWare receives over 2 million visits each month [...] 80% of visitors rate OCW's impact as extremely positive or positive." MOOC News & Reviews reports, "The evolution of technology and of new learning experiences have always been closely related." Before MOOCs arrived, distance-learning passed through three generations, correspondence study, multimedia study, and computer-mediated study. The first MOOC was launched in 2008: "Connectivism and Connective Knowledge/2008".

Smartly is a unique MOOC-provider which provides an online MBA degree for free. "Smartly offers a free online MBA, then helps match you with top employers worldwide." The program is currently in Beta but, it has already attracted a lot of attention. Right at this moment, their official Facebook page has 4,000+ likes and their official Twitter profile has 300+ followers. Smartly by Pedago, LLC has 300+ followers on LinkedIn. Their website has US Alexa rank 76,895 & Global Alexa rank 299,585. Smartly's official Android app has a 4.6 rating and 1000+ installs on Google Play. Smartly's official iOS app has a 4.0 rating on iTunes. 

Smartly also offers the world's most selective MBA. It is more difficult to get into Smartly than Stanford, Harvard, or Wharton. The acceptance rate of Smartly is 7%. Smartly provides education in a practical style where students can learn by solving real-world problems. If you are learning from Smartly, not even a single minute will be wasted watching useless, boring lecture videos. At Smartly, students get instant feedback on their performance which helps them improve. You can take Smartly course materials wherever you want, whenever you want. You can take them in the comfort of your home, during lunch break at the office, or on the metro. You can learn on any device. 

When you get enrolled, in addition to getting access to well-curated course material, you also become part of a very strong career network of recruiters who are searching for the top-class MBA candidates. People have this misconception that if it's free and if it's online then the class will be full of below-average students. That might be true elsewhere, but not in Smartly. The Smartly Summer 2016 MBA Class is full of students of top schools and students who have worked in top tech companies like Google, Facebook, or Amazon. The class has average GMAT 700.

We know what you are thinking. How can this amazing program be free whereas the real cost of an MBA is around $260,000? Smartly uses a unique business model where eminent employers pay for brilliant candidates who add real value to their companies. This allows Smartly to provide this amazing course absolutely free of cost. So, when are you joining Smartly?