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.
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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...
$49.00listed price -
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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...
$49.00listed price -
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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...
$49.00listed price -
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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...
$79.00listed price -
5
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...
$49.00listed price -
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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...
$9.99listed price -
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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...
$49.00listed price
Best Assessments Courses on Coursera compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
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| 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
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