8 Best Future of Work Courses on edX
We compared 8 Future of Work courses currently listed on edX, priced from $5.00 to $309.00. 5 come from a named university or institution, including Stellenbosch University, The University of Maryland, College Park and Curtin 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
- 8
- Price range
- $5.00 – $309.00
- Providers
- edX
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 8 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from edX, matched to "future of work" 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 $5.00 to $309.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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1
The Future of Work: Preparing for Disruption
Offered by World Bank Group
Only MOOC to explore the 2019 World Development Report (WDR) and workforce of the future. Learn how A.I., automation, advanced technologies and new businesses are changing the world.
$5.00listed price -
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Introduction to Human Resources (HR) leadership and HR management strategies
Offered by Stellenbosch University
This introductory course will introduce the learner to ‘strategic HR’ as a key, value-adding function in the organization – helping it to achieve its business objectives. It will unpack key concepts from a strategic HR p...
$149.00listed price -
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The Program Manager – Applying Power Skills and Digital Enablers to Create Continual Change
Offered by The University of Maryland, College Park
Learn the practices surrounding the creation of a healthy change culture, explore the power and leadership skills future leaders must possess, appreciate how various leadership roles and digitalization contributes to pro...
$309.00listed price -
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Ideas To Lead - Business Transformation in the Age of AI
Offered by WOBI
In this course, you will explore the very essence of human progress with influential researchers, business leaders, experts, and practitioners from diverse fields. Learn how to integrate Artificial Intelligence into your...
$309.00listed price -
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Communicating with Robots and Bots
Offered by Curtin University
Robots and bots are being developed to populate our homes, workplaces and social spaces, as well as the online spaces we frequent. How do people communicate with robots and bots? What does the future hold for human-robot...
$179.00listed price -
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AI Strategy with Andrew McAfee
Offered by MIT
Ready to dive into the exciting world of AI? Join us for this extraordinary Masterclass led by Andrew McAfee, principal research scientist at MIT.
$309.00listed price -
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AI in Society: Ethics, Leadership, and the Road Ahead
Offered by HP
Examine how AI is reshaping society — bias and fairness, safety and security, the future of work, healthcare breakthroughs, business impact, regulation, and the road to AGI. Course 3 of the HP AI Foundations, Practice, a...
$5.00listed price -
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AI for Leaders
Offered by Babson College
....don’t get left behind. Enroll in the first self-directed AI program for leaders to advance your career and company.
$249.00listed price
Best Future of Work Courses on edX compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Future of Work: Preparing for Disruption | edX | World Bank Group | $5.00 | View → |
| 2 | Introduction to Human Resources (HR) leadership and HR management stra... | edX | Stellenbosch University | $149.00 | View → |
| 3 | The Program Manager – Applying Power Skills and Digital Enablers to Cr... | edX | The University of Maryland, College Park | $309.00 | View → |
| 4 | Ideas To Lead - Business Transformation in the Age of AI | edX | WOBI | $309.00 | View → |
| 5 | Communicating with Robots and Bots | edX | Curtin University | $179.00 | View → |
| 6 | AI Strategy with Andrew McAfee | edX | MIT | $309.00 | View → |
| 7 | AI in Society: Ethics, Leadership, and the Road Ahead | edX | HP | $5.00 | View → |
| 8 | AI for Leaders | edX | Babson College | $249.00 | 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 8 priced courses on this page run from $5.00 to $309.00, with the middle of the range around $249.00 — a spread of $304.00. 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. 5 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Stellenbosch University, The University of Maryland, College Park and Curtin University — 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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