8 Best Information Literacy Courses on Coursera
We compared 8 Information Literacy courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $79.00. 5 come from a named university or institution, including The State University of New York, Technical University of Denmark (DTU) & University of Copenhagen and University of Glasgow. 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
- $49.00 – $79.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 8 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "information literacy" 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 $79.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Basic Information Literacy
Offered by The State University of New York
Learn how to begin tackling a big project or presentation. Join today and equip yourself with basic information literacy skills to navigate the vast landscape of knowledge to find just what you need. This course will cov...
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Information Literacy Course
Offered by Packt
This course features Coursera Coach! A smarter way to learn with interactive, real-time conversations that help you test your knowledge, challenge assumptions, and deepen your understanding as you progress through the co...
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Applied Digital Literacy
Offered by The State University of New York
This Specialization is intended for anyone seeking to develop online, internet researching skills along with advanced knowledge of multimedia for the creation of digital objects such as presentations, infographics, poste...
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Academic Information Seeking
Offered by Technical University of Denmark (DTU) & University of Copenhagen
This course will introduce you to the basic elements of academic information seeking - we will explore the search process from defining a strategy to evaluating and documenting your search results. Attending the course w...
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Knowledge-First Social Epistemology
Offered by University of Glasgow
This course introduces students to state of the art research in social epistemology. Social epistemology investigates the epistemic effects of social interactions: e.g., how we gain knowledge from social sources (others’...
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Applied Plotting, Charting & Data Representation in Python
Offered by University of Michigan
This course will introduce the learner to information visualization basics, with a focus on reporting and charting using the matplotlib library. The course will start with a design and information literacy perspective, t...
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Academic Skills for University Success
Offered by The University of Sydney
Develop skills in information & digital literacy, problem-solving, critical thinking and communication. This Specialization is a high-level academic skills course designed to increase your level of academic preparedness...
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La recherche documentaire
Offered by École Polytechnique
Ce cours vise principalement à permettre aux étudiants d’identifier les sources pertinentes dans un domaine donné, leur apprendre à construire un état de l’art et à évaluer les sources, en particulier celles en accès lib...
$49.00listed price
Best Information Literacy Courses on Coursera compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
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| 1 | Basic Information Literacy | Coursera | The State University of New York | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | Information Literacy Course | Coursera | Packt | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | Applied Digital Literacy | Coursera | The State University of New York | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | Academic Information Seeking | Coursera | Technical University of Denmark (DTU) & University of Copenhagen | $49.00 | View → |
| 5 | Knowledge-First Social Epistemology | Coursera | University of Glasgow | $49.00 | View → |
| 6 | Applied Plotting, Charting & Data Representation in Python | Coursera | University of Michigan | $79.00 | View → |
| 7 | Academic Skills for University Success | Coursera | The University of Sydney | $49.00 | View → |
| 8 | La recherche documentaire | Coursera | École Polytechnique | $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 8 priced courses on this page run from $49.00 to $79.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $30.00. 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. 5 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including The State University of New York, Technical University of Denmark (DTU) & University of Copenhagen and University of Glasgow — 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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