10 Best Academic Writing Courses on edX
We compared 10 Academic Writing courses currently listed on edX, priced from $55.00 to $498.00. 6 come from a named university or institution, including Adelaide University, Technical University of Munich and The University of Queensland. They are ordered by our CourseAsk score, which is built from how thoroughly each course describes what it teaches, whether it comes from a named institution, and how it compares on price — not from star ratings, which our course data does not include.
- Courses compared
- 10
- Price range
- $55.00 – $498.00
- Providers
- edX
- Last updated
- 5 Sep 2026
How these 10 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from edX, matched to "academic writing" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
The grade on each entry scores how much the provider publishes about the course before you pay — the length and detail of the description, whether it lists learning outcomes and objectives — and whether a named university or institution stands behind it. A is fully documented and institution-backed; E is little more than a title and a price. Courses with almost nothing published are left ungraded rather than marked down, because an unknown course and a poor one are not the same thing.
There are no star ratings on this page — the course feeds we license do not include them, and we would rather leave a column out than fill it with a number we cannot stand behind. What we do have is price: these range from $55.00 to $498.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Academic Writing
Offered by Adelaide University
This academic writing course supports school leavers and professionals transitioning from non-academic backgrounds, building core academic writing skills and introducing the ethical use of AI in academic writing.
$125.00listed price -
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Academic Writing Made Easy
Offered by Technical University of Munich
Struggling with writing an academic text? This MOOC will ease the pain – and make your writing shine.
$65.00listed price -
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Academic English: How to Write a Thesis
Offered by The University of Queensland
Academic English guides you through the process of becoming an academic writer into producing your first academic research publication. Created by academic writing experts, Academic English spans 5 modules explaining ide...
$129.00listed price -
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How to Write an Essay
Offered by University of California, Berkeley
An introduction to academic writing for English Language Learners, focusing on essay development, grammatical correctness, and self-editing.
$169.00listed price -
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Capstone: Bringing it all together
Offered by University of Cambridge
Having completed the seven other courses in the MicroMasters in Writing for Performance and Entertainment Industries, this course gives you the opportunity to put it all together. The course webinar will focus on the ass...
$299.00listed price -
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Academic and Business Writing
Offered by University of California, Berkeley
An introduction to academic and business writing for English Language Learners, focusing on grammar, vocabulary, structure, editing, and publication.
$199.00listed price -
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Essential Writing for Professionals and Graduate Students
Offered by American Psychological Association
This course covers the fundamentals of expository writing—writing intended to explain ideas and convey information. Whether you want to improve your reports at work, perfect your academic papers, or just make your emails...
$129.00listed price -
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AI Assisted Academic Research
Offered by Microsoft
In this course , students will learn to use AI tools and LLMs to explore topics, search and synthesize literature, draft and revise academic writing, and evaluate AI output—while maintaining integrity, proper citation, a...
$55.00listed price -
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Writing For Success
Offered by Thomas Edison State University
Students will be guided through the academic writing process and learn skills to improve their writing.
$498.00listed price -
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Academic English: How to Write an Essay
Offered by The University of Queensland
A practical and introductory course to build your skills in academic writing.
$129.00listed price
Best Academic Writing Courses on edX compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Academic Writing | edX | Adelaide University | $125.00 | View → |
| 2 | Academic Writing Made Easy | edX | Technical University of Munich | $65.00 | View → |
| 3 | Academic English: How to Write a Thesis | edX | The University of Queensland | $129.00 | View → |
| 4 | How to Write an Essay | edX | University of California, Berkeley | $169.00 | View → |
| 5 | Capstone: Bringing it all together | edX | University of Cambridge | $299.00 | View → |
| 6 | Academic and Business Writing | edX | University of California, Berkeley | $199.00 | View → |
| 7 | Essential Writing for Professionals and Graduate Students | edX | American Psychological Association | $129.00 | View → |
| 8 | AI Assisted Academic Research | edX | Microsoft | $55.00 | View → |
| 9 | Writing For Success | edX | Thomas Edison State University | $498.00 | View → |
| 10 | Academic English: How to Write an Essay | edX | The University of Queensland | $129.00 | View → |
Prices shown are the provider's listed price when we last updated this page. Confirm on their site before enrolling.
What the prices here tell you
The 10 priced courses on this page run from $55.00 to $498.00, with the middle of the range around $129.00 — a spread of $443.00. That is a wide gap for one subject. A higher price on this page usually reflects who is behind the course rather than how much material it contains, so it is worth opening two or three at different price points and comparing their syllabus before deciding.
Who is behind these courses
These courses come from edX. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 6 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Adelaide University, Technical University of Munich and The University of Queensland — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
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