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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


  • C

    Coursera

    Evaluate Metrics, Craft Dashboards for Jira Mastery

    Skills you'll gain: Jira (Software), Dashboard Creation, Sprint Retrospectives, Performance Metric, Performance Reporting, Team Performance Management, Business Metrics, Organizational Effectiveness, Performance Improvement, Issue Tracking, Continuous Improvement Process, Taking Meeting Minutes, Record Keeping

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • U

    Universitat Politècnica de València

    IT Fundamentals for Business Profiles: Software development

    Skills you'll gain: Systems Development Life Cycle, Software Development Life Cycle, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Usability, Human Computer Interaction, User Interface (UI) Design, Software Development Methodologies, Systems Development, Information Systems, Software Development, Project Management, Information Technology, Program Standards, Maintainability, Version Control, Software Development Tools, Software Documentation, Emerging Technologies

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • P

    Packt

    Smart Work Strategies for Improved Productivity

    Skills you'll gain: Adaptability, Prioritization, Continuous Improvement Process, Goal Setting, Process Improvement, Data Management, Team Building, Team Collaboration, Process Design, Collaboration, AI Integrations, Data Quality, Technology Solutions, Systems Integration, Reliability, Change Management

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Market Research Case Study: Apply & Analyze

    Skills you'll gain: Market Research, Market Analysis, Competitive Analysis, Business Research, Market Intelligence, Global Marketing, Customer Insights, Company, Product, and Service Knowledge, Business Strategy, Market Opportunities, Strategic Thinking, Target Market, Program Evaluation, Marketing Strategy and Techniques, Target Audience, Process Analysis, Brand Strategy, Performance Measurement, Business Metrics, Report Writing

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • S

    Skillshare

    Video Game Design in Unreal Engine: Build Your World

    Skills you'll gain: Interactive Design, Application Deployment

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • A

    AI CERTs

    Customer Service with AI

    Skills you'll gain: Customer Communications Management, Data Ethics, AI Integrations, Agentic Workflows, Quality Monitoring, Emerging Technologies

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • P

    Packt

    Blender Beginners Masterclass - The Cookie Factory

    Skills you'll gain: Animation and Game Design, Computer Graphic Techniques, Model Optimization, Cinematography, Post-Production, Technical Design, Virtual Environment, Simulations, Graphics Software, Blended Learning

    Beginner · Specialization · 3 - 6 Months

  • C

    Coursera

    User DNA: Crafting Personas & Journey Maps in Miro

    Skills you'll gain: Journey Mapping, User Experience Design, Persona (User Experience), User Experience, Design Research, User Research, UI/UX Research, User Centered Design, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, Persona Development, Design Software, Collaborative Software

    Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Apply Generative AI to Build a Powerful Personal Brand

    Skills you'll gain: Performance Analysis, AI literacy, Performance Measurement, AI powered creativity, Storytelling, Content Development and Management, Emerging Technologies

    Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

  • E

    EDUCBA

    Big Data Analytics with Hive, Pig & MapReduce

    Skills you'll gain: Apache Hive, Big Data, Database Design, Social Media Analytics, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Database Management Systems, Database Management, Apache Hadoop, Extensible Languages and XML, Analytics, Data Processing, Data Management, Data Analysis, Data Import/Export, Data Integration

    Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

  • C

    Coursera

    Multimodal Intelligence - Vision, Audio & Language in Action

    Skills you'll gain: MLOps (Machine Learning Operations), Responsible AI, API Design, Multimodal Prompts, Data Preprocessing, Vision Transformer (ViT), Data Processing, Solution Architecture, Kubernetes, Apache Airflow, Transfer Learning, PyTorch (Machine Learning Library), Data Pipelines, CI/CD, Model Evaluation, Deep Learning, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, Docker (Software), Ethical Standards And Conduct

    Intermediate · Professional Certificate · 3 - 6 Months

  • P

    Packt

    CLCOR (350-801) v1.2 Video Training Series

    Skills you'll gain: Network Protocols, Collaborative Software, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP), Session Initiation Protocols, Network Planning And Design, Network Routing, System Configuration, Telecommunications, Network Troubleshooting, Control Panels, Configuration Management, Network Performance Management, Endpoint Security, Cloud Management, Communication Systems, Enterprise Application Management, User Accounts, Digital Communications, Software Installation

    Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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

  • Evaluate Metrics, Craft Dashboards for Jira Mastery: Coursera
  • IT Fundamentals for Business Profiles: Software development: Universitat Politècnica de València
  • Smart Work Strategies for Improved Productivity: Packt
  • Market Research Case Study: Apply & Analyze: EDUCBA
  • Video Game Design in Unreal Engine: Build Your World: Skillshare
  • Customer Service with AI: AI CERTs
  • Blender Beginners Masterclass - The Cookie Factory: Packt
  • User DNA: Crafting Personas & Journey Maps in Miro: Coursera
  • Apply Generative AI to Build a Powerful Personal Brand: EDUCBA
  • Big Data Analytics with Hive, Pig & MapReduce: EDUCBA

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