Instructional design courses can help you learn curriculum development, assessment strategies, and learner engagement techniques. You can build skills in creating effective learning experiences, utilizing multimedia resources, and evaluating instructional effectiveness. Many courses introduce tools like Articulate Storyline, Adobe Captivate, and learning management systems, which support the design and delivery of educational content.

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Business, Organizational Leadership, Organizational Change, Corporate Sustainability, Business Transformation, Sustainable Development, Performance Measurement, Waste Minimization, Business Modeling, Innovation, Product Lifecycle Management, Resource Management, Environmental Social And Corporate Governance (ESG), Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Packaging and Labeling, Case Studies
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Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Learning Management Systems, Instructional Design, Test Tools, Education Software and Technology, Design, Leadership
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Usability Testing, Usability, Test Tools, Interaction Design, Human Computer Interaction, Test Planning, User Research, Product Development, Web Analytics and SEO
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: IT Security Architecture, Network Security, Infrastructure Security, Software-Defined Networking, Application Security, Zero Trust Network Access, Network Architecture, Threat Modeling, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Architecture, Secure Coding, Cloud Security, Scenario Testing, Cryptography, Vulnerability Assessments
Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Board Infinity
Skills you'll gain: Make.com, Email Automation, Deepseek, AI Workflows, Operational Efficiency, No-Code Development, Automation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: PHP (Scripting Language), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Web Development, Maintainability, Software Engineering
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Skills you'll gain: Scalability, Scala Programming, Distributed Computing, Event-Driven Programming, System Design and Implementation, Microservices, Software Architecture, Software Design Patterns, Cloud Computing, Software Design, Application Frameworks, Software Testing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Virginia
Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, IT Management, Agile Methodology, Process Design, Customer experience strategy (CX), Business Modeling, Stakeholder Management, Lean Methodologies, Performance Measurement, User Feedback, Sales
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Data Integration, Data Pipelines, Data Lakes, Microsoft Azure, Azure Synapse Analytics, Performance Tuning, Data Processing, Data Migration, Data Transformation, Data Validation, Microsoft SQL Servers, Data Storage
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Virtual Environment, Game Design, 3D Modeling, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Prototyping
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Marketing Materials, Workflow Management, Graphic Design, Design Strategies, Customer Engagement, Layout Design, Design, Digital Publishing, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Design Elements And Principles, Business
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Social Network Analysis, Network Analysis, Responsible AI, Graph Theory, Machine Learning, Applied Machine Learning, Research, Model Evaluation, Social Sciences, Statistical Analysis, Amazon Web Services, R Programming, Tensorflow, Data Ethics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Research Design, Sociology, Driving engagement, Machine Learning Methods, Behavioral Economics
Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months