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Instructional Design Courses

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.


Popular Instructional Design Courses and Certifications


  • S

    Starweaver

    Advanced Business Analysis: Elicitation & Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Requirements Elicitation, User Story, Business Requirements, Business Analysis, Requirements Analysis, Financial Analysis, Requirements Management, Business Process Modeling, Stakeholder Engagement, Interviewing Skills, Analysis, Stakeholder Communications, Collaboration, Project Scoping, Verification And Validation, Communication

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    80 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • T

    Tecnológico de Monterrey

    Conformando tu estrategia digital

    Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Web Analytics and SEO, Digital Marketing, Social Media Strategy, Content Strategy, Marketing Strategies, Digital Advertising, Email Marketing, Content Creation, Web Design and Development, Event Management

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    63 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Build a Website using an API with HTML, JavaScript, and JSON

    Skills you'll gain: JSON, Restful API, HTML and CSS, Web Design, Cloud API, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Web Development, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Applications, Responsive Web Design, Real Time Data, Javascript

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
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    42 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • I

    IBM

    Generative AI: Elevate your Data Engineering Career

    Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Generative Model Architectures, Database Design, Data Pipelines, Query Languages, Extract, Transform, Load, Snowflake Schema, Star Schema, Responsible AI, Data Warehousing, Prompt Engineering, Data Ethics, Data Infrastructure, Data Architecture, AI Enablement, Data Mining, Data Synthesis, Data Analysis, Artificial Intelligence, Convolutional Neural Networks

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    58 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Prompt Engineering with GPT: Programming for Custom Content

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, OpenAI API, Generative AI, Scripting, Python Programming, Test Case, Application Programming Interface (API), Application Development, Machine Learning, Software Engineering

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    74 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • F

    Fractal Analytics

    Data Analysis Using SQL

    Skills you'll gain: Database Design, Data Manipulation, SQL, Relational Databases, Database Management, Data Analysis, Data Cleansing, Databases, Query Languages, Data Transformation, MySQL Workbench, Data Integrity

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    56 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • I

    IBM

    AI Workflow: Enterprise Model Deployment

    Skills you'll gain: Model Deployment, Apache Spark, Data Pipelines, MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), PySpark, IBM Cloud, Jupyter, Docker (Software), Machine Learning, Data Science, Python Programming, Scalability, Design Thinking

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    ·
    60 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Java Classes and Objects

    Skills you'll gain: Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Java, Object Oriented Design, Java Programming

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    54 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • I

    IBM

    Node.js & MongoDB: Developing Back-end Database Applications

    Skills you'll gain: Node.JS, Restful API, Database Design, Database Application, Databases, NoSQL, MongoDB, Back-End Web Development, Performance Tuning, API Design, Cloud Applications, Authentications, Server Side, Middleware, Scalability, Application Deployment, Web Applications, Web Development, Debugging, Javascript

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    49 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • P

    Politecnico di Milano

    Sustainable Urban Water Systems

    Skills you'll gain: Stormwater Management, Water Sustainability, Water Resource Management, Hydrology, Climate Change Adaptation, Environmental Engineering, Civil Engineering, Water Quality, Sustainable Design, Waste Minimization

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    64 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • J

    Johns Hopkins University

    Coding the Static Restaurant Site

    Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, HTML and CSS, Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), Web Design and Development, Web Applications, Browser Compatibility, User Experience Design, Requirements Analysis, Client Services, Javascript

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    47 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of California, Irvine

    English for Developing a Business

    Skills you'll gain: Presentations, Verbal Communication Skills, Communication, Non-Verbal Communication, Microsoft PowerPoint, Business Communication, English Language, Interpersonal Communications, Business Leadership, Crisis Management, Organizational Structure, Leadership and Management, Business, Business Management, Global Marketing, Rapport Building, Leadership, Corporate Communications, Grammar, Vocabulary

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    73 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular instructional design courses

  • Advanced Business Analysis: Elicitation & Analysis: Starweaver
  • Conformando tu estrategia digital: Tecnológico de Monterrey
  • Build a Website using an API with HTML, JavaScript, and JSON: Coursera
  • Generative AI: Elevate your Data Engineering Career : IBM
  • Prompt Engineering with GPT: Programming for Custom Content: Coursera
  • Data Analysis Using SQL: Fractal Analytics
  • AI Workflow: Enterprise Model Deployment: IBM
  • Java Classes and Objects: Coursera
  • Node.js & MongoDB: Developing Back-end Database Applications: IBM
  • Sustainable Urban Water Systems: Politecnico di Milano

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