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 California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Smart Goals, Goal Setting, Interviewing Skills, Professional Networking, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Negotiation, Professional Development, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Compensation and Benefits, Job Evaluation, Data Analysis, Web Presence, Recruitment, Events and Conferences, Data Architecture, AI literacy, Relationship Building, Job Analysis
★ 4.7 (32) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

University of Maryland, College Park
Skills you'll gain: Search Engine Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Web Analytics and SEO, Digital Marketing, Online Advertising, Return On Investment, Media Planning, Consumer Behaviour, Cross-Channel Marketing, Digital Media Strategy, Digital Advertising, Digital Marketing Tools, Digital Marketing Campaigns, Marketing Channel, Social Media Marketing, Marketing Strategies, Marketing Effectiveness, Paid media, Digital Transformation, Business Analysis
★ 4.7 (19) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

S.P. Jain Institute of Management and Research
Skills you'll gain: Self-Awareness, Conflict Management, Personal Development, Emotional Intelligence, Personal Attributes, Interpersonal Communications, Collaboration, Relationship Building, Professional Development, Visionary, Leadership, Communication, Dealing With Ambiguity
★ 4.8 (31) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Fudan University
Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Video Game Development, Conceptual Design, Systems Design, Computer Graphics, Computer Graphic Techniques, Storytelling
★ 3.9 (34) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
Skills you'll gain: Sustainable Development, Sustainable Systems, Sustainable Business, Sustainable Design, Corporate Sustainability, Economic Development, Sustainability Standards, Project Finance, Public Works, Project Management Life Cycle, Project Management, Environment, Environment and Resource Management, Climate Change Adaptation, Climate Change Mitigation, Environmental Regulations
★ 4.9 (62) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Cloud-Native Computing, Microservices, DevOps, Cloud Deployment, Site Reliability Engineering, Service Oriented Architecture, Data Architecture, Database Management Systems, Continuous Delivery, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), NoSQL, Database Design, Performance Tuning, Systems Analysis, Database Architecture and Administration, Service Design
★ 4.5 (20) · Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Pearson
Skills you'll gain: Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Network Security, Network Troubleshooting, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Network Architecture, TCP/IP, Routing Protocols, Network Switches, Network Routing, Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Wireless Networks, Network Support, Network Routers, Virtual Networking, Ansible, General Networking, Network Infrastructure, Software-Defined Networking, Network Planning And Design, Virtual Private Networks (VPN)
★ 4.1 (22) · Beginner · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Kanban Principles, Agile Methodology, Lean Methodologies, Workflow Management, Process Development, Agile Project Management, Business Process, Business Process Management, Process Mapping, Process Optimization, Collaborative Software, Service Design
★ 4.5 (19) · Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Cloud Management, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Deployment, Cloud Computing, Cloud Services, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cloud Solutions, Cloud Standards, System Monitoring, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Cloud Platforms, Computing Platforms, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Cloud Infrastructure, IT Automation, Solution Architecture, Solution Design, Hybrid Cloud Computing, Virtual Machines
★ 4.7 (19) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Extract, Transform, Load, Data Cleansing, Power BI, Data Transformation, Data Management, Data Quality, Data Preprocessing, Data Wrangling, Data Processing, Data Maintenance, Data Integration, Data Integrity, Data Analysis, Data Storage
★ 5 (24) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

DeepLearning.AI
Skills you'll gain: CrewAI, AI Workflows, AI Orchestration, Agentic Workflows, Generative AI Agents, Agentic systems, LLM Application, Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Model Context Protocol, Context Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, System Monitoring, Workflow Management, Context Management, Tool Calling, Continuous Monitoring, Scalability, Memory Management, Large Language Modeling
★ 4.5 (12) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of Virginia Darden School Foundation
Skills you'll gain: Marketing Planning, Marketing Strategies, Design Thinking, AI Product Strategy, Strategic Marketing, Customer experience strategy (CX), Marketing Management, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Data-Driven Marketing, Customer Relationship Management, Data Ethics, AI Enablement, Business Strategy, Change Management, Organizational Change, Competitive Intelligence, Responsible AI, Generative AI, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Law, Regulation, and Compliance
★ 4.3 (37) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks