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7 Best Assessments Courses on Coursera

We compared 7 Assessments courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $9.99 to $79.00. 6 of them teach the subject directly and 1 are built around a certification exam. 4 come from a named university or institution, including University of California San Diego, Johns Hopkins University and University of Colorado Boulder. 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
7
Price range
$9.99 – $79.00
Providers
Coursera
Last updated
18 Sep 2026
How these 7 courses were chosen

Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "assessments" 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 $9.99 to $79.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.

  1. 1
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Learn to Teach Java: Writing Classes and Arrays

    Offered by University of California San Diego

    Learn to program using Class design and 1-D Arrays in Java, and prepare to teach others using the free, online interactive CS Awesome textbook. In this course for teachers we'll guide you both in learning Java concepts a...

    $49.00
    listed price
  2. 2
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Precalculus through Data and Modelling

    Offered by Johns Hopkins University

    This specialization helps to build the foundational material to use mathematics as a tool to model, understand, and interpret the world around us. This is done through studying functions, their properties, and applicatio...

    $49.00
    listed price
  3. 3
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Leading Sustainable Community Transformation

    Offered by University of Colorado Boulder

    Organizations today operate in increasingly complex environments where success depends on the ability to lead change, engage stakeholders, and make informed, context-driven decisions. This specialization gives profession...

    $49.00
    listed price
  4. 4
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Foundational Finance for Strategic Decision Making

    Offered by University of Michigan

    In this specialization, you’ll focus on the mechanics and intuition of the main building block of finance — the time value of money. You’ll learn the structure and basics through assignments and tests that are introducto...

    $79.00
    listed price
  5. 5
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Interactive Online Course Design

    Offered by EDUCBA

    Create engaging eLearning courses faster with the Udutu Authoring Tool. Learn how to design interactive training modules, assessments, and SCORM-compliant learning experiences without coding. This hands-on course guides...

    $49.00
    listed price
  6. 6
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade C Lowest price here

    Growing Great Writers with Writable

    Offered by Coursera

    By the end of this project, you will be an expert at using Writable to run a more effective writing program. With its library of assessments, writing prompts, and countless opportunities for practice and feedback, Writab...

    $9.99
    listed price
  7. 7
    Coursera Certificate Certification prep Grade C

    Talend Data Integration Certification Preparation training

    Offered by Talend

    Talend Certification exams measure candidates’ skills to ensure that they have the knowledge to successfully implement quality projects. It is recommended to have at least 6 months of experience using Talend products and...

    $49.00
    listed price

Best Assessments Courses on Coursera compared

# Course Provider Offered by Price
1 Learn to Teach Java: Writing Classes and Arrays Coursera University of California San Diego $49.00 View →
2 Precalculus through Data and Modelling Coursera Johns Hopkins University $49.00 View →
3 Leading Sustainable Community Transformation Coursera University of Colorado Boulder $49.00 View →
4 Foundational Finance for Strategic Decision Making Coursera University of Michigan $79.00 View →
5 Interactive Online Course Design Coursera EDUCBA $49.00 View →
6 Growing Great Writers with Writable Coursera Coursera $9.99 View →
7 Talend Data Integration Certification Preparation training Coursera Talend $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 7 priced courses on this page run from $9.99 to $79.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $69.01. 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. 4 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of California San Diego, Johns Hopkins University and University of Colorado Boulder — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.

Courses versus exam preparation

1 of the entries here are built around a certification exam rather than teaching Assessments from scratch. They are the right choice only if you already know the material and want to pass a specific exam; if you are starting out, pick one of the taught courses first and come back to exam preparation afterwards.

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 18 September 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.

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