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.

Skills you'll gain: Application Programming Interface (API), Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), Application Deployment, Development Environment, Hibernate (Java), OAuth, Back-End Web Development, Eclipse (Software)
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Crisis Management, Systems Thinking, Stakeholder Communications, Disaster Recovery, Leadership, Contingency Planning, Leadership and Management, Resilience, Business Continuity, Communication, Risk Analysis, Systems Engineering, Complex Problem Solving, Decision Making, Organizational Change, Organizational Strategy, Corporate Strategy, Systems Analysis
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Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Site Reliability Engineering, Google Cloud Platform, Dataflow, Kubernetes, Real Time Data, Database Management, Big Data, Continuous Deployment, Data Pipelines, Databases, Relational Databases, Containerization, Cloud Applications, Data Processing, DevOps, Software Architecture, Scalability, Cloud Storage, System Monitoring
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Microsoft Copilot, AI Workflows, AI Enablement, Generative AI Agents, Model Deployment, No-Code Development, Performance Tuning, Business Logic, Application Deployment, Scalability, Data Integration, User Feedback
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Microservices, .NET Framework, Microsoft Azure, Object-Relational Mapping, Cloud Storage, API Gateway, Software Architecture, Payment Systems, Authentications, Data Storage, Software Development, Systems Architecture, Cloud Services, Model View Controller, Application Programming Interface (API), Middleware, Authorization (Computing)
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Data Visualization Software, Interactive Data Visualization, Geospatial Information and Technology, Color Theory, Tree Maps, Data Storytelling, Heat Maps, Data Mapping, Text Mining, Unstructured Data, Network Analysis
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Application Design, User Interface (UI), Workflow Management, Databases, Business Process Automation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, CI/CD, Google Cloud Platform, Continuous Delivery, Application Performance Management, Continuous Integration, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Applications, Cloud Storage, Security Controls, Database Management, Authorization (Computing), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), Authentications, Managed Services, Identity and Access Management
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Blockchain, Game Design, Investments, Test Automation, Digital Assets, Investment Management, Unit Testing, Development Testing, Cryptography, Key Management, Program Development, Emerging Technologies, Return On Investment, General Finance, FinTech, Payment Systems, Software Development, Web Development Tools, Asset Management, Development Environment
Beginner · Course · 3 - 6 Months

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Skills you'll gain: Linear Algebra, Numerical Analysis, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Applied Mathematics, Data Analysis, Geometry, Machine Learning Algorithms, Machine Learning, Dimensionality Reduction, Artificial Neural Networks, Data Manipulation
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Applications, Javascript, Web Development Tools, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Real Time Data, Software Development
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks