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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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      Coursera Project Network

      Choisissez une publication basée sur l'engagement avec Facebook pour les entreprises

      Skills you'll gain: Facebook, Marketing Strategies, Social Media Marketing, Social Media, Marketing, Target Audience, Drive Engagement, Customer Engagement

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      University of Maryland, College Park

      Co-Production in Adaptive Environmental Management

      Skills you'll gain: Agile Project Management, Stakeholder Engagement, Leadership, Team Leadership, Team Motivation, Strategic Leadership, Environmental Resource Management, Project Management, Sustainability Reporting, Natural Resource Management, Innovation, Community Outreach, Complex Problem Solving, Strategic Partnership

      Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Coursera Project Network

      Programmez du contenu pour vos réseaux sociaux avec Later

      Skills you'll gain: Social Media Content, Social Media Strategy, Social Media Management, Social Media, Content Creation, Social Media Marketing, Scheduling, Digital Marketing

      Beginner · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Compensation: Smarter Pay Equity Analysis

      Skills you'll gain: Workforce Planning, Job Evaluation, Prompt Engineering, Human Resources, Artificial Intelligence, Human Resource Strategy, Forecasting, Mitigation

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      University of Pennsylvania

      The Cost of Care: Why is U.S. Healthcare so Expensive?

      Skills you'll gain: Health Policy, Health Systems, Medicare, Healthcare Industry Knowledge, Health Administration, Health Care Procedure and Regulation, Health Care, Systems Thinking, Long Term Care, Governance

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      LearnQuest

      Managing and Optimizing SD-Branch Networks

      Skills you'll gain: Network Performance Management, Software-Defined Networking, Network Administration, Network Routing, Wide Area Networks, Network Monitoring, Disaster Recovery, Performance Tuning, General Networking, Network Architecture, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Network Planning And Design, Network Troubleshooting, Network Security, Cyber Security Assessment, Vulnerability Scanning, Continuous Monitoring, Patch Management, Application Performance Management, Network Analysis

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      AWS Step Functions – Automate Complex Tasks with Workflows

      Skills you'll gain: Amazon Web Services, Debugging, Business Process Automation, Automation, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM), Serverless Computing, Dataflow, Amazon DynamoDB, API Gateway, JSON

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      Google Cloud

      Networking in Google Cloud: Network Architecture - Español

      Skills you'll gain: Network Architecture, Network Planning And Design, Cloud Computing Architecture, Network Security, Google Cloud Platform, General Networking, Cloud Infrastructure, Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN), Network Infrastructure, Network Troubleshooting, Network Routing, Network Monitoring, Firewall, Load Balancing, Scalability

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Coursera Instructor Network

      GenAI for Azure: AI-Powered Cloud Optimization Strategies

      Skills you'll gain: Microsoft Copilot, Generative AI, Cloud Management, Data Ethics, Microsoft Azure, OpenAI, Cloud Security, Scalability, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Automation, Artificial Intelligence, CI/CD, Performance Tuning, Anomaly Detection

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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      Packt

      Salesforce Certified AI Specialist Certification

      Skills you'll gain: Salesforce, Data Ethics, Workflow Management, Customer Relationship Management, Generative AI, Artificial Intelligence, Business Process Automation, Predictive Modeling, Data Security, Data Modeling, Automation

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

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      IIT Roorkee

      Foundations of Advanced Wireless Communication

      Skills you'll gain: Wireless Networks, Digital Communications, Telecommunications, Capacity Management, Network Architecture, Emerging Technologies, Network Performance Management, Algorithms, System Design and Implementation, Mathematical Modeling, Estimation

      Intermediate · Course · 3 - 6 Months

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      Meta

      Proyecto Final de Android App

      Skills you'll gain: Android Jetpack, Git (Version Control System), Android Development, Mobile Development, User Interface and User Experience (UI/UX) Design, User Flows, User Interface (UI), Information Architecture

      Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

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

    • Choisissez une publication basée sur l'engagement avec Facebook pour les entreprises: Coursera Project Network
    • Co-Production in Adaptive Environmental Management: University of Maryland, College Park
    • Programmez du contenu pour vos réseaux sociaux avec Later: Coursera Project Network
    • GenAI for Compensation: Smarter Pay Equity Analysis: Coursera Instructor Network
    • The Cost of Care: Why is U.S. Healthcare so Expensive?: University of Pennsylvania
    • Managing and Optimizing SD-Branch Networks: LearnQuest
    • AWS Step Functions – Automate Complex Tasks with Workflows: Packt
    • Networking in Google Cloud: Network Architecture - Español: Google Cloud
    • GenAI for Azure: AI-Powered Cloud Optimization Strategies: Coursera Instructor Network
    • Salesforce Certified AI Specialist Certification: Packt

    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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