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25 Best Writing Courses Online

We compared 25 Writing courses currently listed on Coursera, edX and Udemy, priced from $19.99 to $498.00. 10 come from a named university or institution, including University of California, Irvine, University of Michigan and Thomas Edison State 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
25
Price range
$19.99 – $498.00
Providers
Coursera, edX, Udemy
Last updated
18 Sep 2026
How these 25 courses were chosen

Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, edX, Udemy, matched to "writing" 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 $498.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.

  1. 1
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Enhance your Writing with Noun Clauses

    Offered by University of California, Irvine

    This course is designed to hold your hand step-by-step through the most basic concepts of noun clauses all the way to the end goal of writing a paragraph with varied noun clauses. With each individual lesson, you’ll watc...

    $49.00
    listed price
  2. 2
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Enhance your Writing with Adjective Clauses

    Offered by University of California, Irvine

    Do you have a hard time describing things, people, and places in English? This course will show you how to be more descriptive in your writing by incorporating adjective clauses in complex sentences. You will begin each...

    $49.00
    listed price
  3. 3
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B University-backed

    Good with Words: Writing and Editing

    Offered by University of Michigan

    Perhaps the most important thing students and professionals of all kinds can do to improve their effectiveness is embrace the following advice: become good with words. This series of courses targets the writing side of t...

    $49.00
    listed price
  4. 4
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade B University-backed

    Writing for Success

    Offered by Thomas Edison State University

    Writing for Success aims to enhance your writing skills, crucial for effective communication in any professional environment. This course will guide you in crafting clear and persuasive content, making it a valuable asse...

    $498.00
    listed price
  5. 5
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    IELTS Writing Band 7+: Task 1 and Task 2 Examiner Strategies

    Are you preparing for the IELTS exam and aiming to reach Band 7 or higher in Writing, but feel stuck at Band 5 or 6?This course is designed for learners who want clear, practical guidance on IELTS Writing Task 1 and Task...

    $59.99
    listed price
  6. 6
    Udemy Certificate Grade C

    Paragraph Writing

    Many Bonus videos with new ones added occasionally!If you want to improve the quality of your writing and do better on written assignments, then this is the course for you.Paragraphs are the foundation of all academic wr...

    $54.99
    listed price
  7. 7
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit Grade C

    Writing: How To Become A Better Writer and Communicator Now

    Whether or not you want to influence people, persuade them to buy a product, inform them of a cause you care about, entertain clients, or simply become a better communicator and writer, this course sets the foundation by...

    $199.99
    listed price
  8. 8
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Capstone: Create your own professional journalistic portfolio

    Offered by Michigan State University

    This is it! It is time for YOU to be the journalist, and practice and display the skills you have learned through this Specialization journey. You will create your own professional journalistic portfolio, culminating in...

    $79.00
    listed price
  9. 9
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Building Basic English Skills A1/A2

    Offered by University of California, Davis

    In this specialization your learning activities will focus on the four skills of language: Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking. Each course will have a strong emphasis on using applied grammar to gradually improve...

    $49.00
    listed price
  10. 10
    Coursera Certificate Grade A University-backed

    Technical Communication

    Offered by University of Colorado Boulder

    An engineering leader spends a majority of their day interacting with others. Indeed, studies repeatedly point to the impact communication skills have on the ability of managerial leaders to succeed or fail. Too often, i...

    $79.00
    listed price
  11. 11
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Korean 101: Essential Expressions

    Offered by Sungkyunkwan University

    Hello and welcome to "Korean 101: Essential Expressions" at Sungkyunkwan University! With over 600 years of history, **Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU)** is a leading institution of innovation, fostering change through res...

    $49.00
    listed price
  12. 12
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade A University-backed

    Chinese for HSK 6

    Offered by Peking University

    HSK六级课程旨在通过学习HSK六级相关内容提高学习者的汉语水平,并帮助学习者在HSK六级考试中获得好成绩。 HSK六级慕课课程共12周,分为两个部分。 第一部分:汉语知识与技能课。侧重于教六级水平的汉语语言知识,训练表达技能,以HSK真...

    $49.00
    listed price
  13. 13
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B University-backed

    Learn English Now: Intermediate Foundations

    Offered by Arizona State University

    In this Specialization, you will build English skills through themes that connect to everyday life, culture, and communication. Across three courses, you will expand vocabulary, practice grammar including present tenses,...

    $49.00
    listed price
  14. 14
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B University-backed

    Perfect Tenses and Modals

    Offered by University of California, Irvine

    This is the first course in the Learn English: Intermediate Grammar specialization. In this course, you will learn about important intermediate verb tenses, including present perfect, present perfect progressive, past pe...

    $79.00
    listed price
  15. 15
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B University-backed

    Learn English Now: Basic Communication

    Offered by Arizona State University

    In this Specialization, you will build practical English skills by talking about people and personal stories, then moving into travel and shopping situations, and finally discussing everyday topics like cars and the envi...

    $49.00
    listed price
  16. 16
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B University-backed

    The Korean Alphabet: An Introduction to Hangeul

    Offered by Sungkyunkwan University

    This course introduces Korean characters,'Hangeul', and provides high-level knowledge related to Hangeul. In this course, the background of 'Hangul' is created, who made the Hangeul, and according to what principle it is...

    $49.00
    listed price
  17. 17
    Coursera MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    English Language Skills A1-A2 CEFR: Beginner

    Offered by Voxy

    English skills are becoming increasingly essential for overcoming communication barriers and enabling access to knowledge and expertise from around the world. This Specialization will help improve your English language s...

    $49.00
    listed price
  18. 18
    edX MOOC / Non-credit Grade B University-backed

    English For Tech Professionals

    Offered by University of Cape Town

    Learn five main English skills (vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, speaking, and writing) using real-life tech-focused examples. Become a more effective communicator and prepare to land a job at an international tech co...

    $189.00
    listed price
  19. 19
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Norwegian Grammar That Matters: Overcoming Common Mistakes

    Beginner to Intermediate Norwegian learners:If I offered to make the most useful grammar in Norwegian clear for you:- in a down-to-earth and easily digestible way (short videos, simple PDFs, and quizzes)- without needing...

    $29.99
    listed price
  20. 20
    Udemy Certificate Grade B

    Blogging for a Living - Perfect Small Budget Project

    Are you ready to build a blog that can generate sales 24/7 on autopilot?  Is your dream to have complete freedom to work when you want and from where you want?Follow along with me as we build a professional-loo...

    $149.99
    listed price
  21. 21
    Udemy Certificate Grade B Lowest price here

    Tenses Killer

    Tenses Killer adalah paket belajar khusus dari Englishvit yang dirancang untuk membantu kamu memahami dan menguasai seluruh tenses bahasa Inggris secara sistematis, mudah, dan menyenangkan. Banyak pelajar yang merasa ten...

    $19.99
    listed price
  22. 22
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Overcome Creative Block for Beginners: Create Again

    You sit down to create something.You look at your tools.And nothing happens.You want to draw, paint, design, write, or generate something with AI. But starting feels heavy. You think you need more time. More motivation....

    $199.99
    listed price
  23. 23
    Udemy Certificate Grade B

    Master English Phrasal Verbs

    The English language can be difficult to understand, and the phrasal verb is perhaps the most challenging area of English vocabulary. As a qualified and experienced teacher of English, I see that the difference between i...

    $19.99
    listed price
  24. 24
    Udemy MOOC / Non-credit Grade B

    Arabic course for non Arabic speakers

    Arabic Language is spoken by around four hundred twenty two million speakers (native and non-native) in the Arab world. It is one of the five most spoken languages in the world. There are different dialects: Egyptian, Li...

    $24.99
    listed price
  25. 25
    Udemy Certificate Grade B

    German Course 1 | The Easy Way to Learn German

    YOU WANT TO LEARN GERMAN, BUT YOU DON'T ADVANCE?Then we are going to help you.With our new method we “dropped a bomb” on the traditional methods most of the world uses to learn German.In this course, you will reach a bas...

    $99.99
    listed price

Best Writing Courses Online compared

# Course Provider Offered by Price
1 Enhance your Writing with Noun Clauses Coursera University of California, Irvine $49.00 View →
2 Enhance your Writing with Adjective Clauses Coursera University of California, Irvine $49.00 View →
3 Good with Words: Writing and Editing Coursera University of Michigan $49.00 View →
4 Writing for Success edX Thomas Edison State University $498.00 View →
5 IELTS Writing Band 7+: Task 1 and Task 2 Examiner Strategies Udemy $59.99 View →
6 Paragraph Writing Udemy $54.99 View →
7 Writing: How To Become A Better Writer and Communicator Now Udemy $199.99 View →
8 Capstone: Create your own professional journalistic portfolio Coursera Michigan State University $79.00 View →
9 Building Basic English Skills A1/A2 Coursera University of California, Davis $49.00 View →
10 Technical Communication Coursera University of Colorado Boulder $79.00 View →
11 Korean 101: Essential Expressions Coursera Sungkyunkwan University $49.00 View →
12 Chinese for HSK 6 Coursera Peking University $49.00 View →
13 Learn English Now: Intermediate Foundations Coursera Arizona State University $49.00 View →
14 Perfect Tenses and Modals Coursera University of California, Irvine $79.00 View →
15 Learn English Now: Basic Communication Coursera Arizona State University $49.00 View →
16 The Korean Alphabet: An Introduction to Hangeul Coursera Sungkyunkwan University $49.00 View →
17 English Language Skills A1-A2 CEFR: Beginner Coursera Voxy $49.00 View →
18 English For Tech Professionals edX University of Cape Town $189.00 View →
19 Norwegian Grammar That Matters: Overcoming Common Mistakes Udemy $29.99 View →
20 Blogging for a Living - Perfect Small Budget Project Udemy $149.99 View →
21 Tenses Killer Udemy $19.99 View →
22 Overcome Creative Block for Beginners: Create Again Udemy $199.99 View →
23 Master English Phrasal Verbs Udemy $19.99 View →
24 Arabic course for non Arabic speakers Udemy $24.99 View →
25 German Course 1 | The Easy Way to Learn German Udemy $99.99 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 25 priced courses on this page run from $19.99 to $498.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $478.01. 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 Coursera, edX 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. 10 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including University of California, Irvine, University of Michigan and Thomas Edison State University — which usually means a fixed syllabus and a recognised certificate, rather than an individual instructor’s own course.

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.

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