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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


  • 2

    28DIGITAL

    System Validation: Automata and behavioural equivalences

    Skills you'll gain: Verification And Validation, Theoretical Computer Science, System Testing, System Software, Systems Design, Software Architecture, Embedded Systems

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    182 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Taxation of Business Entities I: Corporations

    Skills you'll gain: Corporate Tax, Income Tax, Tax Laws, Liquidation, Tax Planning, Tax Compliance, Mergers & Acquisitions, Capital Expenditure, Organizational Structure, Depreciation, Business Analysis

    Build toward a degree

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    249 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Design and Develop a Website using Figma and CSS

    Skills you'll gain: Figma (Design Software), Front-End Web Development, Web Design, Prototyping, Web Development, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML), Design, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    118 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    INSEAD

    Blockchain Opportunity Analysis

    Skills you'll gain: Peer Review, Blockchain, Market Opportunities, Business Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Case Studies, Market Analysis, Solution Design, New Business Development, Business Modeling, Value Propositions, Business Strategy, Market Research, Target Audience

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    213 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Duke University

    Interacting with the System and Managing Memory

    Skills you'll gain: File I/O, Maintainability, Program Development, C (Programming Language), Software Engineering, System Programming, Software Development, Software Design, Simulations, Command-Line Interface, User Interface (UI), Data Structures, Debugging

    4.3
    Rating, 4.3 out of 5 stars
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    178 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    O

    O.P. Jindal Global University

    Introduction to Academic Writing

    Skills you'll gain: Writing, Writing and Editing, Research, Peer Review, Media and Communications, Journals, Research and Design, Policy Analysis, Research Design, Content Creation

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    151 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    National Taiwan University

    3D CAD Application

    Skills you'll gain: SketchUp (3D Modeling Software), 3D Modeling, Building Design, 3D Assets, Architecture and Construction, Computer-Aided Design, Assembly Drawing

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    163 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    IBM

    Introduction to UX/UI Design

    Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, User Research, Wireframing, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Emerging Technologies, Prototyping, Software Development Life Cycle

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    78 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    U

    University of Toronto

    Gender Analytics for Innovation

    Skills you'll gain: Diversity Awareness, Diversity and Inclusion, Innovation, Business Analytics, Analysis, Sociology, Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives, Social Justice, Case Studies, Human Centered Design, Leadership Development, Product Development, Risk Mitigation

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    324 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    Starweaver

    Strategic Leadership in Hospitality

    Skills you'll gain: Revenue Management, Customer experience strategy (CX), Service Design, Design Thinking, Change Management, Capital Expenditure, Financial Statement Analysis, Cost Control, Social Media Marketing, Hospitality Management, Social Media, Innovation, Financial Forecasting, Finance, Operations Management, Prototyping, Strategic Planning, Capital Budgeting, Search Engine Optimization, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    117 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    University of Copenhagen

    Business Models for Innovative Care for Older People

    Skills you'll gain: Gerontology, Competitive Analysis, Design Thinking, Demography, Innovation, Rehabilitation, Intellectual Property, Health Technology, Chronic Diseases, Health Systems, Health Care, Value Propositions, Health Policy, Business Modeling, User Research, Project Management, Nutrition and Diet

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    232 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Codio

    Object-Oriented C++: Inheritance and Encapsulation

    Skills you'll gain: C and C++, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), C++ (Programming Language), Data Validation, Object Oriented Design, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Computer Science

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    228 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

  • System Validation: Automata and behavioural equivalences: 28DIGITAL
  • Taxation of Business Entities I: Corporations: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Design and Develop a Website using Figma and CSS: Coursera
  • Blockchain Opportunity Analysis: INSEAD
  • Interacting with the System and Managing Memory: Duke University
  • Introduction to Academic Writing: O.P. Jindal Global University
  • 3D CAD Application: National Taiwan University
  • Introduction to UX/UI Design: IBM
  • Gender Analytics for Innovation: University of Toronto
  • Strategic Leadership in Hospitality: Starweaver

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