14 Best Methods Courses on Coursera
We compared 14 Methods courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $9.99 to $49.00. 11 of them teach the subject directly and 3 are built around a certification exam. 2 come from a named university or institution, including University of Colorado System and Northeastern 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
- 14
- Price range
- $9.99 – $49.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 19 Sep 2026
How these 14 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "methods" 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 $49.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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C# Class Development
Offered by University of Colorado System
This course is the third course in the specialization about learning how to develop video games using the C# programming language and the Unity game engine on Windows or Mac. Why use C# and Unity instead of some other la...
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2
Application Engineering and Development Part 2
Offered by Northeastern University
This course is an introduction to the Java programming language and the concepts of object-oriented design. It not only covers the fundamentals of programming in Java, but it also brings in the concepts of object-oriente...
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Apex Development and Salesforce Automation
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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4
Apply Java Programming Fundamentals and Modern Features
Offered by EDUCBA
By the end of this course, learners will be able to write, debug, and structure Java programs using core syntax, control flow, object-oriented principles, GUI components, and modern Java language features. They will conf...
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5
The Complete C# Programming Course for Beginners
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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6
Java Control Flow, IDE, and Object-Oriented Programming
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...
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Fundamentals of Java Programming
Offered by Board Infinity
This fundamentals of Java programming course gives you the complete core Java skills that software development and Java developer roles demand - covering JVM architecture, Java syntax, OOP principles, and hands-on lab pr...
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8
Ruby Fundamentals and Basic Programming Concepts
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...
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9
Advanced Python: Object-Oriented Programming
Offered by Logical Operations
This course will be useful to anyone who has programming experience with Python and would like to take a deeper dive into the language. You will learn how to design object-oriented applications. You will also learn how t...
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Programming in C#: A comprehensive approach to C# Fundamentals
Offered by Coursera
In this 1-hour long project-based course, you will learn how to start in your computer programming path using one of the most relevant programming languages: C#. You will get a good understanding on the basics of how Vis...
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Java Classes and Objects
Offered by Coursera
In Object-Oriented Programming in a language such as Java, Classes and Objects are often used interchangeably but there is a distinction between the two. A class is a blueprint for objects. In this project you will creat...
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Master C# 14 & .NET 10 for 2026 App Development
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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Exam Prep: Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 8 [1Z0-808]
Offered by Whizlabs
Exam Prep: Oracle Certified Associate, Java SE 8 [1Z0-808] specialization is designed for developers preparing to validate their core Java programming skills and understanding of object-oriented principles. This course s...
$49.00listed price -
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Java SE 21 OOP and Functional Techniques
Offered by John Wiley & Sons
This course will deepen your expertise in Java SE 21, focusing on object-oriented design, advanced class features, and functional programming concepts. You will gain skills in designing robust applications using modern J...
$49.00listed price
Best Methods Courses on Coursera compared
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 14 priced courses on this page run from $9.99 to $49.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $39.01. 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. 2 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of Colorado System and Northeastern University — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.
Courses versus exam preparation
3 of the entries here are built around a certification exam rather than teaching Methods 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 19 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.