MOOC's to stand out for Job

So I've spent two years in audit and I'm looking to stand out a bit by getting some knowledge outside of audit for a TAS rotation. I've been looking at some MOOC's and I found one on edx which has support from schools like MIT, Harvard, UT, Berkeley and etc.

One of the classes they have offered is "M&A Professional Certificate Part 1 – Concepts and Theories: An Introduction" it's a 5 part class. The price isn't bad but I'm curious if anyone has actually heard of the people offering it and if it would be even worth pursuing. It's put on by the New York Institute of Finance (NYIF) which I just heard head of for the first time because I was surfing the edx site.

The time consumption for each class seems incredibly low as well which makes me think it could be a scam to an extent but the site this hosted on is known for being pretty reputable.

Any thoughts on the legitimacy?

Sorry I can't post the links, I'm not senior enough to be allowed to post yet.... it's edx

 

If you want to take the courses to learn, take the courses to learn.

No one gives a shit about the "certificate" (caveat: in finance; other industries might find it interesting). If you want to prove that you've learned something, take the CFA.

EDIT: Didn't mean to reply. The above is directed at the OP.

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Here is a quick list of the courses incl start date for anyone who's too lazy to click the link.

Gamification / Wharton / January 26

Globalization of Business Enterprise / IESE / January 19

ContractsX: From Trust to Promise to Contract / Harvard University / January 8

Technology Entrepreneurship / Stanford / January 6

Asset Pricing – Part One / University of Chicago / January 18

Innovation and Commercialization / MIT / January 13

Grow To Greatness: Smart Growth For Private Businesses – Part II / University of Virginia / January 12

Financial Analysis of Entrepreneurial Ideas / Babson College / January or February

Time to Reorganize! Understand Organizations, Act, and Build a Meaningful World / HEC Paris / January 13

Game Theory II: Advanced Applications / Stanford / January 11

U.Lab: Transforming Business, Society, and Self / MIT / January 7

Make An Impact: Sustainability for Professionals / University of Bath / January 12

Managing People: Engaging Your Workforce / University of Reading / January 12

Decision Making in a Complex and Uncertain World / University of Groningen / January 19

Project Management for Business Professionals / January 26

Subsistence Marketplaces / University of Illinois / January 26

DQ 101: Introduction to Decision Quality / Strategic Decisions Group / January 15

Entrepreneurship 101 and Entrepreneurship 102 / MIT / January 9

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...and there are more if you check this link: http://poetsandquants.com/2014/12/17/essential-mooc-courses-in-business…

Foundations of eCommerce / Nanyang Technological University

Health Leadership – Leading and Managing Healthcare / UNSW Australia

Introduction to European Business Law / Lund University

Content Strategy for Professionals: Engaging Audiences for Your Organization / Northwestern University

Greening the Economy: Lessons From Scandanavia / Lund University

Economics of Cybersecurity / DelftU, SMU, Cambridge University

Success-Unleash Yourself / University of Agder

Managing My Money / Open University

Principles of Economics with Calculus / Caltech

Computational Methods for Data Analysis / University of Washington

I'm talking about liquid. Rich enough to have your own jet. Rich enough not to waste time. Fifty, a hundred million dollars, buddy. A player. Or nothing. See my Blog & AMA
 

Does anyone have any experience with the courses listed above? I think that the following look interesting, not sure if worth the time/effort though:

ContractsX: From Trust to Promise to Contract / Harvard University / January 8 Technology Entrepreneurship / Stanford / January 6 Innovation and Commercialization / MIT / January 13 Grow To Greatness: Smart Growth For Private Businesses – Part II / University of Virginia / January 12 Financial Analysis of Entrepreneurial Ideas / Babson College / January or February Entrepreneurship 101 and Entrepreneurship 102 / MIT / January 9 Foundations of eCommerce / Nanyang Technological University

There is also another course at HarvardX CS50 (probably one of the most famous courses currently taught at Harvard). Has anyone taken that course?

I'm talking about liquid. Rich enough to have your own jet. Rich enough not to waste time. Fifty, a hundred million dollars, buddy. A player. Or nothing. See my Blog & AMA
 

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