11 Best Performance Courses on Coursera
We compared 11 Performance courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $99.00. 3 come from a named university or institution, including University of Michigan, University of Colorado Boulder and Berklee College of Music. 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
- 11
- Price range
- $49.00 – $99.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 11 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "performance" 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 $49.00 to $99.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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1
The Science of Success: What Researchers Know that You Should Know
Offered by University of Michigan
This engaging course is designed to help you achieve the success that you desire. Drawing on decades of scientific research, you will learn what the most successful people do differently than others, why IQ is not the mo...
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Accountability and Employee Engagement
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
Being a successful leader in complex technical organization requires being ultimately accountable for your team’s performance and meeting commitments to all your stakeholders. This second Leading Technical Organizations...
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Exploring Piano Literature: The Piano Sonata
Offered by University of Michigan
In this 3-course specialization, learners will analyze important passages and components of the piano sonata repertoire, while gaining a solid knowledge of the sonata’s inner workings and a better sense of historical dev...
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How to Play Guitar
Offered by Berklee College of Music
Have you always wanted to play the guitar, but never knew where to start? Whether you’re just picking up the guitar for the first time or you just want to brush up on your skills, the Guitar Techniques specialization cre...
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Data Analysis with Polars and Python
Offered by Packt
This specialization teaches learners how to efficiently manipulate, transform, and analyze data using Python and Polars. Starting with core DataFrame operations, learners work with row and column selection, slicing, type...
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WASM from Zero
Offered by Pragmatic AI Labs
WASM from Zero is a hands-on introduction to WebAssembly for engineers who want to ship fast, portable, sandboxed code that runs anywhere: the browser, the edge, the server, and embedded devices. You will learn what WebA...
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Security, Testing, and Deployment
Offered by Microsoft
This is primarily aimed at first- and second-year undergraduates interested in engineering or science, along with high school students and professionals with an interest in programming.n this course, learners will expand...
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AI Model Development & Deployment
Offered by Coursera
This Specialization equips you with the skills to design, build, and deploy production-ready machine learning systems from end to end. You'll learn to architect custom neural networks, optimize deep learning models, engi...
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Navigate Change and Uncertainty
Offered by Harvard Business Review
Every leader has to manage change and navigate crises. The key to success is knowing how to guide your team through uncertainty and help them emerge stronger. In this course, you'll develop essential skills to build resi...
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10
API Development and Architecture
Offered by Edureka
APIs are the backbone of today’s digital ecosystem, enabling seamless communication between applications, systems, and services. This Specialization is designed for software developers, engineers, and IT professionals wh...
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AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
Offered by Total Seminars
This specialization provides comprehensive preparation for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate certification and equips learners with the cloud architecture skills demanded by today's AWS-powered organizati...
$49.00listed price
Best Performance Courses on Coursera compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Science of Success: What Researchers Know that You Should Know | Coursera | University of Michigan | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | Accountability and Employee Engagement | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $99.00 | View → |
| 3 | Exploring Piano Literature: The Piano Sonata | Coursera | University of Michigan | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | How to Play Guitar | Coursera | Berklee College of Music | $49.00 | View → |
| 5 | Data Analysis with Polars and Python | Coursera | Packt | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | WASM from Zero | Coursera | Pragmatic AI Labs | $49.00 | View → |
| 7 | Security, Testing, and Deployment | Coursera | Microsoft | $49.00 | View → |
| 8 | AI Model Development & Deployment | Coursera | Coursera | $49.00 | View → |
| 9 | Navigate Change and Uncertainty | Coursera | Harvard Business Review | $49.00 | View → |
| 10 | API Development and Architecture | Coursera | Edureka | $49.00 | View → |
| 11 | AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate | Coursera | Total Seminars | $49.00 | 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 11 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $99.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $50.00. The options are closely priced, so cost is unlikely to be your deciding factor. 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 Coursera. Everything on this page is sold on the one platform, so the buying experience is the same whichever you pick. 3 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of Michigan, University of Colorado Boulder and Berklee College of Music — 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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