Beginner computer courses can help you learn basic operating system navigation, file management, internet browsing, and word processing. You can build skills in spreadsheet creation, email communication, and online research techniques. Many courses introduce tools like Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and various web applications, showing how these skills are applied in everyday tasks and professional settings.

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 (146) · Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: User Experience, Adobe XD, Design Thinking, User Research, Wireframing, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Emerging Technologies, Collaborative Software, Prototyping, Software Development Life Cycle
★ 4.7 (110) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks
University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Governance, Data Ethics, Data Governance, AI Security, Artificial Intelligence, Law, Regulation, and Compliance, Policy Analysis, Research, and Development, Regulatory Compliance, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Environmental Policy, Business Ethics, Information Privacy, Intellectual Property, Generative AI, Information Technology, Professionalism, Automation, Risk Management Framework, Social Justice, Auditing
Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: JSON, Event-Driven Programming, Javascript, Mobile Development, Data Structures, Application Development, Video Game Development, Web Applications, Programming Principles, Data Storage Technologies, Scripting Languages, Data Persistence, Computer Programming, Data Storage, Computational Logic, Front-End Web Development, Web Development
★ 4.7 (155) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Universidad de los Andes
Skills you'll gain: IT Security Architecture, Computer Security Incident Management, Network Security, Incident Response, Digital Forensics, Incident Management, Cybersecurity, Cloud Security, Cyber Attacks, Cloud Computing Architecture, Cyber Security Strategy, Security Controls, Endpoint Security
★ 4.8 (144) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

LearnQuest
Skills you'll gain: SQL, Oracle Databases, Database Design, Database Development, Database Management, Relational Databases, Database Management Systems, Data Maintenance, Performance Tuning
★ 4.6 (338) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Skills you'll gain: Algorithms, Graph Theory, Data Structures, C++ (Programming Language), C and C++, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Theoretical Computer Science
★ 4.1 (23) · Intermediate · Specialization · 1 - 3 Months

Microsoft
Skills you'll gain: Web Scraping, Scripting, Test Script Development, Version Control, GitHub, Unstructured Data, Git (Version Control System), Scripting Languages, Automation, Shell Script, Email Automation, Unit Testing, File Systems, File I/O, Command-Line Interface, File Management, Cloud API, Restful API, Application Programming Interface (API), Productivity
★ 3.7 (52) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Leeds
Skills you'll gain: Programming Principles, Computational Logic, Robotics, Python Programming, Computer Programming, Code Reusability, Automation, Algorithms
★ 4.7 (108) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

Peking University
Skills you'll gain: Data Structures, Graph Theory, Computational Thinking, Theoretical Computer Science, Algorithms, Computer Programming, Computer Science, C (Programming Language), Data Storage, C++ (Programming Language)
★ 4.2 (251) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Big Data, Apache Hadoop, Scalability, Data Processing, Data Science, Distributed Computing, Unstructured Data, Data Infrastructure, Data Analysis, Data Quality, File Systems
★ 4.6 (11K) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Scrimba
Skills you'll gain: Prompt Engineering, Prompt Patterns, Generative AI Agents, Tool Calling, Agentic Workflows, Agentic systems, User Interface (UI) Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Human Computer Interaction, OpenAI, Artificial Intelligence
★ 4.6 (92) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks