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 Alberta
Skills you'll gain: Virtual Teams, Recognizing Others, Conflict Management, Emotional Intelligence, Empathy & Emotional Intelligence, Collaboration, Occupational Health, Teamwork, Stress Management, Employee Engagement, Mental Health, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Crisis Management, Workplace inclusivity, Occupational Safety And Health, Human Resource Policies, Self-Awareness, Resilience, Communication, Leadership and Management
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Relational Databases, Database Design, Transact-SQL, Data Visualization, Microsoft SQL Servers, Power BI, Databases, Database Management, Data Visualization Software, SQL, Data Preprocessing, Data Analysis Expressions (DAX), Data Management, Data Integrity, Data Modeling, Data Access, Data Manipulation, Data Transformation, Data Import/Export
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), Prototyping, Collaborative Software, Mockups, Design, Graphic Design, UI Components, User Interface (UI) Design, Typography, User Accounts, Application Design, Instructional Design, Image Quality, Systems Design
Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

SkillsBooster Academy
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, AI Personalization, Content Creation, Campaign Management, Keyword Research, Marketing, Generative AI Agents, Email Marketing, Digital Marketing, Search Engine Optimization, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML), Business Marketing, Content Marketing, ChatGPT, Social Media Marketing, Business Process Automation, Automation, Market Trend, Business, Business Management
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: API Gateway, Cloud Deployment, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Cloud Applications, Application Deployment, API Design, Go (Programming Language), Google Cloud Platform, Personally Identifiable Information, Data Access, DevOps, Database Application, Data Management
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Video Editing, Video Production, Marketing Materials, Content Creation, Marketing Design, Marketing, Storytelling, Multimedia, Branding, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Market Research, Market Analysis, Marketing, Research Methodologies, Research, Research Design, Quantitative Research, Consumer Behaviour, Market Trend, Surveys, Customer Analysis, Qualitative Research, Forecasting, Price Negotiation, Analysis, Product Testing, Data Collection, Sampling (Statistics)
Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Coursera
Skills you'll gain: Process Mapping, Diagram Design, Data Visualization, User Accounts, Graphic Design, Account Management, Marketing
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Johns Hopkins University
Skills you'll gain: Usability, User Experience Design, User Centered Design, Usability Testing, Technical Documentation, Bioinformatics, End User Training and Support, Clinical Informatics, Technical Writing, Product Development, Writing
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Santa Cruz
Skills you'll gain: Instructional Strategies, Student-Centred Learning
Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Responsive Web Design, Web Design, HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Bootstrap (Front-End Framework), UI Components, Javascript and jQuery, Front-End Web Development, Usability, Web Development, Browser Compatibility, User Interface (UI), Interactive Design, Javascript, Creative Design, Web Design and Development, Typography, Web Analytics and SEO, Wireframing
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

Skills you'll gain: Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), HTML and CSS, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Web Design, Web Design and Development, Git (Version Control System), Front-End Web Development, Browser Compatibility, Mobile Development, Javascript, Animations, User Interface (UI), Web Development Tools, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Typography, Semantic Web, GitHub, Version Control, Application Deployment, Development Environment
Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months