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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


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    Anthropic

    Building with the Claude API

    Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, AI Workflows, Agentic Workflows, Model Context Protocol, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Anthropic Claude, Application Programming Interface (API), API Design, Tool Calling, Embeddings, Vector Databases, Model Evaluation

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    36 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    Create a Database with the Modeling Tool in MySQL Workbench

    Skills you'll gain: MySQL Workbench, Database Design, MySQL, Relational Databases, Database Management, Databases, Database Management Systems, SQL, Data Modeling, Data Import/Export

    4.6
    Rating, 4.6 out of 5 stars
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    62 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Radio y Televisión Española

    Competencias y habilidades esenciales en el entorno digital

    Skills you'll gain: Social Media Content, Social Media Strategy, Live Streaming, Photo/Video Production and Technology, Social Media Management, Video Production, Content Strategy, Web Content, Media and Communications, Content Creation, Journalism, digital literacy, Mobile Development Tools, Research, Digital Communications, Investigation, Social Network Analysis, Trend Analysis, Verification And Validation, Open Source Technology

    4.9
    Rating, 4.9 out of 5 stars
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    79 reviews

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

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    SkillUp

    Scrum Master Capstone

    Skills you'll gain: User Story, Sprint Retrospectives, Sprint Planning, Backlogs, Project Risk Management, Agile Project Management, Agile Methodology, Stakeholder Engagement, Stakeholder Management, Kanban Principles, Project Documentation, Portfolio Management, Product Improvement, Project Planning, Performance Analysis, Team Building, Estimation

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    49 reviews

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo

    Educación sobre el cambio climático

    Skills you'll gain: Climate Change Mitigation, Water Resources, Environment, Climate Change Adaptation, Energy and Utilities, Hydrology, Sustainable Development, Interactive Learning, Environmental Issue, Health Education, Land Management, Environmental Science, Community Development, Teaching, Education and Training, Student Engagement, Instructional Strategies, Nutrition and Diet, Storytelling, Systems Thinking

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    78 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    HR Management Fundamentals: Recruitment to Development

    Skills you'll gain: Succession Planning, Human Resources, Employee Engagement, Recruitment, Human Resource Strategy, Performance Management, Workforce Development, Talent Acquisition, Employee Retention, Employee Training, Employee Onboarding, Leadership Development, Constructive Feedback

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    49 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnKartS

    Ethical Hacking Practice Project & Questions

    Skills you'll gain: Cyber Security Assessment, Security Testing, Threat Detection, Cybersecurity, Cyber Threat Intelligence, Cyber Threat Hunting, Cyber Operations, Cyber Security Strategy, Cyber Attacks, Problem Solving

    4.7
    Rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars
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    65 reviews

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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    LearnKartS

    AWS Solutions Architect Associate Exam Prep

    Skills you'll gain: AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Amazon Web Services, Serverless Computing, Amazon S3, Identity and Access Management, Disaster Recovery, Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon CloudWatch, Cloud Computing Architecture, Amazon Redshift, Amazon DynamoDB, Solution Architecture, Cloud-Native Computing, Containerization, Cloud Infrastructure, Cloud Storage, Cloud Engineering, Kubernetes, Cloud Computing, API Gateway

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    Rating, 4 out of 5 stars
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    47 reviews

    Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

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    Coursera

    إنشاء تصاميم تسويقية مذهلة باستخدام كانفا

    Skills you'll gain: Canva (Software), Marketing Design, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Content, Social Media, Marketing Materials, Color Matching, Graphic Design, Design, User Accounts

    4.4
    Rating, 4.4 out of 5 stars
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    67 reviews

    Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Coursera

    Use Animations and Transitions in PowerPoint 365

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Office, Communication, Business Communication, Graphic Design

    4.5
    Rating, 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    41 reviews

    Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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    Fudan University

    游戏产业概论

    Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Intellectual Property, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Production Process, Business, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Organizational Structure, Computer Hardware, Product Marketing

    3.6
    Rating, 3.6 out of 5 stars
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    69 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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    Universiteit Leiden

    Population Health: Alternative Payment Models

    Skills you'll gain: Value-Based Care, Health Care Administration, Healthcare Project Management, Behavioral Economics, Health Systems, Payment Systems, Health Policy, Performance Measurement, Risk Management, Cost Reduction, Accountability, Decision Making, Critical Thinking

    4.8
    Rating, 4.8 out of 5 stars
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    68 reviews

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

  • Building with the Claude API: Anthropic
  • Create a Database with the Modeling Tool in MySQL Workbench: Coursera
  • Competencias y habilidades esenciales en el entorno digital: Radio y Televisión Española
  • Scrum Master Capstone: SkillUp
  • Educación sobre el cambio climático: Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo
  • HR Management Fundamentals: Recruitment to Development: Coursera
  • Ethical Hacking Practice Project & Questions: LearnKartS
  • AWS Solutions Architect Associate Exam Prep: LearnKartS
  • إنشاء تصاميم تسويقية مذهلة باستخدام كانفا: Coursera
  • Use Animations and Transitions in PowerPoint 365: Coursera

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