25 Best Writing Courses Online
We compared 25 Writing courses currently listed on Coursera, edX and Udemy, priced from $19.99 to $498.00. 11 come from a named university or institution, including University of California, Irvine, University of Michigan and Thomas Edison State University. 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
- 25
- Price range
- $19.99 – $498.00
- Providers
- Coursera, edX, Udemy
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 25 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, edX, Udemy, matched to "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 $19.99 to $498.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Enhance your Writing with Noun Clauses
Offered by University of California, Irvine
This course is designed to hold your hand step-by-step through the most basic concepts of noun clauses all the way to the end goal of writing a paragraph with varied noun clauses. With each individual lesson, you’ll watc...
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Enhance your Writing with Adjective Clauses
Offered by University of California, Irvine
Do you have a hard time describing things, people, and places in English? This course will show you how to be more descriptive in your writing by incorporating adjective clauses in complex sentences. You will begin each...
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Good with Words: Writing and Editing
Offered by University of Michigan
Perhaps the most important thing students and professionals of all kinds can do to improve their effectiveness is embrace the following advice: become good with words. This series of courses targets the writing side of t...
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Writing for Success
Offered by Thomas Edison State University
Writing for Success aims to enhance your writing skills, crucial for effective communication in any professional environment. This course will guide you in crafting clear and persuasive content, making it a valuable asse...
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Udemy MOOC / Non-creditIELTS Writing Band 7+: Task 1 and Task 2 Examiner Strategies
If you're working towards achieving a Band 7 or higher in the IELTS writing section but find yourself plateauing at Band 5 or 6, this course offers practical and examiner-informed strategies to elevate your skills. Taugh...
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Udemy CertificateParagraph Writing
Many Bonus videos with new ones added occasionally!If you want to improve the quality of your writing and do better on written assignments, then this is the course for you.Paragraphs are the foundation of all academic wr...
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Udemy MOOC / Non-creditWriting: How To Become A Better Writer and Communicator Now
This course is designed to enhance your writing and communication skills, helping you connect with your audience more effectively. It covers key elements like understanding your purpose, audience, and context, equipping...
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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...
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Korean 101: Essential Expressions
Offered by Sungkyunkwan University
Hello and welcome to "Korean 101: Essential Expressions" at Sungkyunkwan University! With over 600 years of history, **Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)** is a leading institution of innovation, fostering change through res...
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Capstone: Create your own professional journalistic portfolio
Offered by Michigan State University
This is it! It is time for YOU to be the journalist, and practice and display the skills you have learned through this Specialization journey. You will create your own professional journalistic portfolio, culminating in...
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Building Basic English Skills A1/A2
Offered by University of California, Davis
In this specialization your learning activities will focus on the four skills of language: Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking. Each course will have a strong emphasis on using applied grammar to gradually improve...
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Learn English Now: Intermediate Foundations
Offered by Arizona State University
In this Specialization, you will build English skills through themes that connect to everyday life, culture, and communication. Across three courses, you will expand vocabulary, practice grammar including present tenses,...
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Perfect Tenses and Modals
Offered by University of California, Irvine
This is the first course in the Learn English: Intermediate Grammar specialization. In this course, you will learn about important intermediate verb tenses, including present perfect, present perfect progressive, past pe...
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Learn English Now: Basic Communication
Offered by Arizona State University
In this Specialization, you will build practical English skills by talking about people and personal stories, then moving into travel and shopping situations, and finally discussing everyday topics like cars and the envi...
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Technical Communication
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
An engineering leader spends a majority of their day interacting with others. Indeed, studies repeatedly point to the impact communication skills have on the ability of managerial leaders to succeed or fail. Too often, i...
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The Korean Alphabet: An Introduction to Hangeul
Offered by Sungkyunkwan University
This course introduces Korean characters,'Hangeul', and provides high-level knowledge related to Hangeul. In this course, the background of 'Hangul' is created, who made the Hangeul, and according to what principle it is...
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Chinese for HSK 6
Offered by Peking University
HSK六级课程旨在通过学习HSK六级相关内容提高学习者的汉语水平，并帮助学习者在HSK六级考试中获得好成绩。 HSK六级慕课课程共12周，分为两个部分。 第一部分：汉语知识与技能课。侧重于教六级水平的汉语语言知识，训练表达技能，以HSK真...
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Bachelor of Arts in Communication
Offered by Maryville University
The Bachelor of Arts in Communication program offered on edX provides a comprehensive understanding of communication theories and practices. You'll explore various communication mediums and develop skills that are crucia...
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Bachelor of Arts in English
Offered by Maryville University
The Bachelor of Arts in English on edX offers a comprehensive exploration of literature, writing, and cultural analysis. This degree empowers students to develop critical thinking and communication skills, enabling them...
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Biblical Hebrew 1: Basics for reading the Bible in Hebrew
In this course you will learn the basics of ancient hebrew reading. It is the first part of a series. This means you don't need any knowledge or requirements in order to start to learn. I will teach you to read the ancie...
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Udemy MOOC / Non-creditTrabalho e Renda no Século 21
Descubra 7 maneiras práticas e acessíveis de gerar renda extra no século 21! O mercado de trabalho passou por grandes transformações, impulsionadas por crises econômicas e pela pandemia. A busca por alternativas de renda...
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Udemy MOOC / Non-credit"LEARNING THE GREEK ALPHABET WITH DESPINA"
Hello my dear students in this Video-Course"LEARNING THE GREEK ALPHABET WITH DESPINA"we’ll learn the Greek Alphabet.CORRECT WRITING AND PRONUNCIATIONFOR ENGLISH-SPEAKING LEARNERSAND ALSO FOR ITALIAN STUDENTSCOMPLETE VIDE...
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Udemy CertificateChatGPT for Work & Entrepreneurship
Whether you’re running DoorDash on the side or sitting in the CEO chair at a real estate firm, this course is for you. You’ve been hearing about ChatGPT and maybe you’ve dabbled with it—or maybe you don’t even know where...
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Udemy MOOC / Non-creditHacking Dyslexia, ADHD, Neurodivergent Challenges
This course is designed for individuals facing challenges with dyslexia, ADHD, and other neurodivergent conditions, offering practical strategies to improve focus, writing, and reading skills. The instructor shares perso...
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Udemy MOOC / Non-creditArabic between your hands
In this course, you'll embark on a journey to learn Arabic from a native speaker. Eman Saeed, your instructor, has designed these lessons to be engaging and simple, making them perfect for absolute beginners. With high-q...
$19.99listed price
Best Writing Courses Online compared
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 23 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $498.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $478.01. 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 Coursera, edX and Udemy. The platforms differ in how they sell: some charge once per course, others expect a subscription, and the listed price is not always what you pay at checkout after a promotion. 11 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of California, Irvine, University of Michigan and Thomas Edison State University — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Before you enrol
Open the provider’s own page and check three things this comparison cannot tell you: when the course was last updated, what the syllabus actually covers in its later sections, and what recent learners say. Prices shown here are the provider’s listed price when we last rebuilt this page on 30 August 2026 — they change often, and a promotion can move them substantially. We earn a commission if you enrol through our links, which costs you nothing and never affects the order courses appear in.