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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.


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Popular Instructional Design Courses and Certifications


  • U

    Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

    Videojuegos: ¿de qué hablamos?

    Skills you'll gain: Video Game Development, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Unity Engine, Unreal Engine, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Computer Programming, Computer Graphics, User Interface (UI), Storytelling, Artificial Intelligence

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
    ·
    567 reviews

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • U

    University of California, Davis

    Principles of Secure Coding

    Skills you'll gain: Secure Coding, Software Design, Programming Principles, Debugging, Program Development, Vulnerability Assessments, C (Programming Language), Software Development Methodologies

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
    ·
    377 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    University of Pennsylvania

    Management Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: People Management, Employee Performance Management, Leadership and Management, Decision Making, Organizational Change, Organizational Structure, Performance Appraisal, Team Motivation, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Compensation Management, Job Analysis, Recruitment, Leadership, Change Management, Constructive Feedback

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    525 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Computational Fluid Mechanics - Airflow Around a Spoiler

    Skills you'll gain: Simulation and Simulation Software, Engineering Analysis, Engineering, Prototyping, Computer-Aided Design, Cloud Computing

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    386 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • D

    DeepLearning.AI

    AI Agents in LangGraph

    Skills you'll gain: LangGraph, LangChain, AI Workflows, LLM Application, Agentic systems, Prompt Engineering, Data Persistence, Context Management, Human Centered Design

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    276 reviews

    Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • R

    Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

    Healthcare Organizations and the Health System

    Skills you'll gain: Health Care Administration, Governance, Health Systems, Presentations, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Organizational Structure, Health Care, Microsoft PowerPoint

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    357 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • I

    IBM

    People and Soft Skills Assessment

    Skills you'll gain: Communication, Presentations, Teamwork, Problem Solving, Public Speaking, Collaboration, Interpersonal Communications, Professional Development, Social Skills, Agile Project Management, Solution Delivery

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
    ·
    327 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • M

    Microsoft

    Microsoft Front-End Developer

    Skills you'll gain: Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), GitHub, C# (Programming Language), Secure Coding, HTML and CSS, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Figma (Design Software), Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP), Git (Version Control System), User Interface (UI), Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Web Development, Debugging, Mockups, Microsoft Copilot, Authentications, Front-End Web Development, Programming Principles, UI Components, Javascript

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    239 reviews

    Beginner · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

  • 2

    28DIGITAL

    Introduction to Architecting Smart IoT Devices

    Skills you'll gain: Embedded Software, Unified Modeling Language, Embedded Systems, Internet Of Things, Software Development Life Cycle, Systems Architecture, Systems Design, Technical Design, Systems Engineering, Real-Time Operating Systems, Prototyping, Requirements Analysis

    4.2
    Rating, 4.2 out of 5 stars
    ·
    311 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Use Mailchimp to Build an E-mail Marketing Campaign

    Skills you'll gain: Email Marketing, Advertising Mail, Direct Marketing, Campaign Management, Marketing Materials, Marketing, Digital Marketing, Target Audience, Registration, Design, Business

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
    ·
    384 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

  • M

    Macquarie University

    Supply chain management: Be global

    Skills you'll gain: Supply Chain, Supply Chain Planning, Supply Chain Management, Strategic Sourcing, Transportation, Supply Chain, and Logistics, Logistics, Procurement, Supplier Management, Corporate Sustainability, Risk Management, Sustainable Design

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
    ·
    367 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • S

    SAP

    Understanding the Enterprise Systems Environment

    Skills you'll gain: Digital Transformation, Cloud Computing Architecture, SAP S/4HANA, Cloud Computing, System Design and Implementation, SAP Applications, Cybersecurity, ABAP RESTful Programming Model (RAP), Software As A Service, Enterprise Architecture, Enterprise Resource Planning, Analytics, Business Technologies, Customer experience strategy (CX), Data Science, Microservices, Business Analysis, Application Development

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
    ·
    243 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Videojuegos: ¿de qué hablamos?: Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
  • Principles of Secure Coding: University of California, Davis
  • Management Fundamentals: University of Pennsylvania
  • Computational Fluid Mechanics - Airflow Around a Spoiler: Coursera
  • AI Agents in LangGraph: DeepLearning.AI
  • Healthcare Organizations and the Health System: Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
  • People and Soft Skills Assessment : IBM
  • Microsoft Front-End Developer: Microsoft
  • Introduction to Architecting Smart IoT Devices: 28DIGITAL
  • Use Mailchimp to Build an E-mail Marketing Campaign: Coursera

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