Is Free Business Knowledge an Oxymoron?

OpenCourseWare put MIT on the free knowledge path, and the Sloan School of Management has recently taken the next step. Free business knowledge! Isn't that an oxymoron? Don't corporations keep score by stacking up $$$?

Apparently Sloan has a broader view of how knowledge should travel. You'll find free teaching materials, including case studies, simulations, deep dives, and industry, business, and country overviews in the MIT Sloan Teaching Innovation Resources. Just add students and entrepreneurs then stir. Voila! Seeds of economic recovery, perhaps?

MIT Sloan Management Review (SMR) is drinking the same Kool-Aid. With a new print and Web design, SMR offers access to the past year's content online with free registration. You can also sample articles written in partnership with the Wall Street Journal plus a handful of blogs.