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  • C

    Coursera

    Basic Game Development with Levels using Scratch

    Skills you'll gain: Event-Driven Programming, Video Game Development, Debugging, Game Design, Animation and Game Design, Program Development, Algorithms, Computer Programming, Problem Solving, Design, Computer Science

    ★ 4.7 (141) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Free
    Free
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of California San Diego

    Computational Thinking for K-12 Educators: Sequences and Loops

    Skills you'll gain: Program Development, Computational Thinking, Education Software and Technology, Collaborative Software, Digital pedagogy, Programming Principles, Debugging, Computer Programming, Computer Programming Tools, Algorithms, Computer Science, Brainstorming

    ★ 4.8 (26) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Packt

    Advanced Concepts in Recursion, Backtracking, and OOP

    Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Object Oriented Design, Java Programming, Computational Thinking, Java, Algorithms, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Solution Design

    Advanced · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: New
    New
    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • K

    Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)

    Programming Languages Ⅱ

    Skills you'll gain: Scala Programming, Other Programming Languages, Computer Programming, Programming Principles, Program Development, Theoretical Computer Science

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • R

    Rice University

    Principles of Computing (Part 1)

    Skills you'll gain: Combinatorics, Probability, Programming Principles, Computational Thinking, Computer Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Software Testing, Applied Mathematics, Algorithms, Python Programming, Game Design, General Mathematics

    ★ 4.7 (584) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • R

    Rice University

    An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 2)

    Skills you'll gain: Application Development, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Video Game Development, Event-Driven Programming, Interactive Design, Animation and Game Design, Program Development, Animations, Game Design, Programming Principles, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Computer Graphics, Data Structures

    ★ 4.9 (1.2K) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • V

    Vanderbilt University

    Programming for a Networked World

    Skills you'll gain: Event-Driven Programming, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Code Reusability, Computational Logic, Distributed Computing, Computer Science, Computational Thinking, Computer Networking, Data Structures, Network Model, Natural Language Processing, Algorithms, Web Services, Problem Solving, Geospatial Information and Technology, Application Programming Interface (API)

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Category: Preview
    Preview
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of California San Diego

    Computational Thinking for K-12 Educators: Abstraction, Methods, and Lists

    Skills you'll gain: Computational Thinking, Debugging, Programming Principles, Technical Communication, Computer Programming, Digital pedagogy, Event-Driven Programming, Cultural Responsiveness, Program Development, Data Structures, Graphical Tools

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • U

    University of Michigan

    Big Ideas in Programming: Expressing Yourself with Python

    Skills you'll gain: Data Transformation, Creative Design, Data Structures, Programming Principles, Software Visualization, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Program Development, Debugging

    ★ 3.8 (6) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Coursera

    Introduction to Basic Game Development using Scratch

    Skills you'll gain: Event-Driven Programming, Debugging, Programming Principles, Algorithms, Video Game Development, Computer Programming Tools, Game Design, Computer Programming, Program Development, Animation and Game Design, Interactive Design, Computer Science

    ★ 4.5 (1.5K) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Free
    Free
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • P

    Packt

    Introduction to Java and Programming Basics

    Skills you'll gain: Eclipse (Software), Integrated Development Environments, Java Programming, Java, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Development Environment, Programming Principles, Software Development Tools, Program Development, Software Installation, Debugging, Computer Programming, Computing Platforms, Command-Line Interface

    ★ 4.4 (12) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

    Status: Free Trial
    Free Trial
    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
  • C

    Coursera

    Programming in C#: A comprehensive approach to C# Fundamentals

    Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Visual Studio, C# (Programming Language), Integrated Development Environments, Microsoft Development Tools, Program Development, Programming Principles, C and C++, Computer Programming, Command-Line Interface, Computational Logic

    ★ 4.4 (219) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

    Category: Credit offered
    Credit offered
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In summary, here are 10 of our most popular exploring programming concepts courses

  • Basic Game Development with Levels using Scratch: Coursera
  • Computational Thinking for K-12 Educators: Sequences and Loops: University of California San Diego
  • Advanced Concepts in Recursion, Backtracking, and OOP: Packt
  • Programming Languages Ⅱ: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology(KAIST)
  • Principles of Computing (Part 1): Rice University
  • An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python (Part 2): Rice University
  • Programming for a Networked World : Vanderbilt University
  • Computational Thinking for K-12 Educators: Abstraction, Methods, and Lists: University of California San Diego
  • Big Ideas in Programming: Expressing Yourself with Python: University of Michigan
  • Introduction to Basic Game Development using Scratch: Coursera

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