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    Instructional design courses can help you learn how to create effective learning experiences using educational theory, technology, and learner-centered strategies.

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    Find the Best Instructional Design Course for Your Goals

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      Packt

      Intermediate 3D Modelling and Game Asset Creation

      Skills you'll gain: Unreal Engine, Unity Engine, 3D Modeling, Computer Graphics, Video Game Development, Animation and Game Design, Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR), Performance Tuning

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Eindhoven University of Technology

      MaaS: Adoption and Use

      Skills you'll gain: Service Design, Transportation Operations, Feasibility Studies, Data Collection, Market Analysis, Sustainability Reporting, Customer Analysis, Surveys, Research Methodologies, Consumer Behaviour

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      NightCafe for Beginners: Create AI Art

      Skills you'll gain: Generative AI, Editing, AI Personalization, Artificial Intelligence, Prompt Engineering, Creativity, Content Creation, Creative Design

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Google Cloud

      Gemini for Network Engineers

      Skills you'll gain: Google Cloud Platform, Network Planning And Design, Virtual Private Networks (VPN), Generative AI, General Networking, Network Engineering, Network Infrastructure, Network Architecture

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Johns Hopkins University

      Emerging Approaches for Measuring Population Health

      Skills you'll gain: Surveys, Survey Creation, Data Collection, Epidemiology, Public Health, Health Equity, Health Informatics, Health Policy, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Health Disparities, Community Health, Health Care, Research Methodologies, Health Information Management, Data Quality, Chronic Diseases, Diversity Awareness, Electronic Medical Record

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      UBITS

      Construye un curso virtual desde cero

      Skills you'll gain: Developing Training Materials, Educational Materials, Needs Assessment, Train The Trainer, Goal Setting, Virtual Environment, Instructional Design, Organizational Skills, Knowledge Transfer, Planning

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Building High Performance Teams

      Skills you'll gain: Team Building, Team Management, Teamwork, Team Motivation, Collaboration, Delegation Skills, Performance Review, Conflict Management, Coaching

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Project Network

      Static Website Hosting and Cross-Region Replication

      Skills you'll gain: Disaster Recovery, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Cloud Hosting, Cloud Storage, Cloud Technologies, Infrastructure As A Service (IaaS), Public Cloud

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      Gen AI - RAG Application Development using LlamaIndex

      Skills you'll gain: Large Language Modeling, Generative AI Agents, Generative AI, Application Development, Data Storage Technologies, Query Languages, Natural Language Processing, Data Integration, Development Environment

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Erasmus University Rotterdam

      Entrepreneurial Competencies for Landscape Restoration

      Skills you'll gain: Design Thinking, Corporate Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Resource Management, Systems Thinking, Product Development, Business Modeling, Innovation, Stakeholder Management, Investments, Customer Analysis

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      أساسيات python: برمج لعبة تخمين الرقم من الصفر

      Skills you'll gain: Game Design, Python Programming, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Scripting, Computer Science

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Packt

      Advanced Selenium WebDriver Techniques and Framework Design

      Skills you'll gain: Cucumber (Software), Selenium (Software), Apache Maven, Object Oriented Programming (OOP), Behavior-Driven Development, Java, Jenkins, Test Case, Test Automation, CI/CD, Test Execution Engine, Application Frameworks, Software Testing, Software Design Patterns

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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

    • Intermediate 3D Modelling and Game Asset Creation: Packt
    • MaaS: Adoption and Use : Eindhoven University of Technology
    • NightCafe for Beginners: Create AI Art: Coursera Project Network
    • Gemini for Network Engineers: Google Cloud
    • Emerging Approaches for Measuring Population Health: Johns Hopkins University
    • Construye un curso virtual desde cero: UBITS
    • Building High Performance Teams: Packt
    • Static Website Hosting and Cross-Region Replication : Coursera Project Network
    • Gen AI - RAG Application Development using LlamaIndex: Packt
    • Entrepreneurial Competencies for Landscape Restoration: Erasmus University Rotterdam

    Why Learn Instructional Design?

    Instructional design focuses on developing educational content and experiences that help people learn effectively—whether in classrooms, online platforms, or workplace training. It blends learning science, curriculum development, and digital tools to support meaningful outcomes. Learning instructional design can prepare you to create engaging learning solutions across education, business, and nonprofit sectors.

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