8 Best macOS Courses for Beginners
We compared 8 Macos courses currently listed on Coursera and Udemy, priced from $19.99 to $199.99. 7 of them teach the subject directly and 1 are built around a certification exam. 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
- $19.99 – $199.99
- Providers
- Coursera, Udemy
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 8 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, Udemy, matched to "macos" 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 $199.99, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Windows, macOS & Linux Fundamentals
Offered by Total Seminars
This course introduces the three major operating systems covered on the CompTIA A+ Core 2 exam — Windows, macOS, and Linux — with a focus on how each is installed, configured, and used in real-world IT support environmen...
$49.00listed price -
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macOS Manual For Beginners
Compatible with:macOS Big Sur (current version), macOS Catalina, macOS Mojave, macOS HighSierra, macOS Sierra, macOS El Capitan, macOS Yosemite, macOS Mavericks, macOS Mountain Lion, macOS Lion, macOS Snow Leopard, macOS...
$19.99listed price -
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Foundations of IT Fundamentals
Offered by Packt
Updated in May 2025. This course now 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 yo...
$49.00listed price -
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Windows PowerShell for beginners
PowerShell is a cross-platform object-oriented language and shell that IT pros can use to manage computers running Windows, Linux, and macOS. PowerShell can automate tasks across thousands of computers simultaneously. If...
$29.99listed price -
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CompTIA A+ Core 2 Certification: Master IT Fundamentals
Master CompTIA A+ Core 2: Launch Your High-Impact IT Career!Are you ready to transform your passion for technology into a thriving, future-proof career? Our CompTIA A+ Core 2 Certification Course is your definitive launc...
$199.99listed price -
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Mastering Operating Systems From Fundamentals to Advanced
Operating systems are at the heart of every computer, smartphone, and many other devices we use every day. This course is designed to help you understand how operating systems work from the inside out. You will explore w...
$19.99listed price -
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Ansible for Network Engineers - Beginners Guide
In this course you will learn everything you need to know to start automating with Ansible. I will show you how to setup your own Ansible environment for free with all options:WindowsmacOSLinux VMGNS3Once you have y...
$199.99listed price -
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CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ (FC0-U61)
Offered by Packt
Updated in May 2025. This course now 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 yo...
$49.00listed price
Best macOS Courses for Beginners compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windows, macOS & Linux Fundamentals | Coursera | Total Seminars | $49.00 | View → |
| 2 | macOS Manual For Beginners | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 3 | Foundations of IT Fundamentals | Coursera | Packt | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | Windows PowerShell for beginners | Udemy | — | $29.99 | View → |
| 5 | CompTIA A+ Core 2 Certification: Master IT Fundamentals | Udemy | — | $199.99 | View → |
| 6 | Mastering Operating Systems From Fundamentals to Advanced | Udemy | — | $19.99 | View → |
| 7 | Ansible for Network Engineers - Beginners Guide | Udemy | — | $199.99 | View → |
| 8 | CompTIA IT Fundamentals+ (FC0-U61) | Coursera | Packt | $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 $19.99 to $199.99, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $180.00. 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 Coursera 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.
Courses versus exam preparation
1 of the entries here are built around a certification exam rather than teaching Macos 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.