6 Best Recursion Courses for Beginners
We compared 6 Recursion courses currently listed on edX, Coursera and Udemy, priced from $19.99 to $249.00. 2 come from a named university or institution, including The Georgia Institute of Technology 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
- 6
- Price range
- $19.99 – $249.00
- Providers
- edX, Coursera, Udemy
- Last updated
- 18 Sep 2026
How these 6 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from edX, Coursera, Udemy, matched to "recursion" 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 $249.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming with Java III: Exceptions, Data Structures, Recursion, and GUIs
Offered by The Georgia Institute of Technology
Learn how to create and use exceptions, data structures, recursion, and graphical user-interfaces (GUIs).
$249.00listed price -
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BiteSize Python for Absolute Beginners: Flow Controls
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
This course focuses on mastering Python’s control flow mechanisms, including branching, looping, and functions. It covers essential concepts such as making decisions with if, if-else, and if-elif-else structures (branchi...
$49.00listed price -
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Scala Fundamentals
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...
$49.00listed price -
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Scala Programming For Beginners Complete Guide 2020
Topics Covered:Literals, Values, Variables, and Types String Interpolation If Else Statement and Expression Match Expressions Loops – for and while Pattern Matching Functions Recursive Functions Nested Functions Calling...
$189.99listed price -
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AP Computer Science A - Java Concepts and Fundamentals
This course will provide you with a high-level understanding of Java concepts and fundamentals with a focus on succeeding on the AP Computer Science A exam. This course provides videos for each major topic that...
$39.99listed price -
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Haskell Exercises for Beginners
The course is a collection of hands‑on Haskell programming exercises that start with simple tasks and gradually become more challenging. It focuses on writing pure functional code, leveraging Haskell’s strong static typi...
$19.99listed price
Best Recursion Courses for Beginners compared
| # | Course | Provider | Offered by | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming with Java III: Exceptions,... | edX | The Georgia Institute of Technology | $249.00 | View → |
| 2 | BiteSize Python for Absolute Beginners: Flow Controls | Coursera | University of Colorado Boulder | $49.00 | View → |
| 3 | Scala Fundamentals | Coursera | Packt | $49.00 | View → |
| 4 | Scala Programming For Beginners Complete Guide 2020 | Udemy | — | $189.99 | View → |
| 5 | AP Computer Science A - Java Concepts and Fundamentals | Udemy | — | $39.99 | View → |
| 6 | Haskell Exercises for Beginners | Udemy | — | $19.99 | 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 6 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $249.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $229.01. 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, 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. 2 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including The Georgia Institute of Technology and University of Colorado Boulder — 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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