Essay Writing Courses

Teaching Writing Process

33 ratings at Coursera

Explore effective strategies for teaching writing as a process, emphasizing discovery, low-stakes writing, and reflection to boost students' confidence and skills in various contexts.

• Coursera
• 19 hours 36 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Effective Presentations and Persuasive Writing

Master effective presentations and persuasive writing techniques. Develop skills in slide design, argument structuring, and proposal writing. Learn to adapt communication styles and stay current with industry trends.

• Coursera
• 12 hours 50 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Business Writing

5 reviews

This course will teach you how to apply the top ten principles of good business writing to your work, how to deploy simple tools to dramatically improve your writing, and how to execute organization, structure, and revision to communicate more masterfull…

• Coursera
• 12 hours 49 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

IELTS Writing Section Skills Mastery

1139 ratings at Coursera

The lessons in this course will improve your overall skills in writing and prepare you for every type of writing prompt on the test, increasing your chances of getting your target band score.

• Coursera
• 6 hours 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Project: Writing a Research Paper

406 ratings at Coursera

Welcome to the capstone project for the Academic English: Writing Specialization! This project lets you apply everything you’ve learned and gives you the practice you need for college classes by having you write a research paper.

• Coursera
• 10 hours 28 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

TOEFL Speaking and Writing Sections Skills Mastery

173 ratings at Coursera

Master TOEFL iBT speaking and writing skills with effective strategies, task-specific techniques, and practice exercises. Boost confidence, reduce anxiety, and improve time management for optimal test performance.

• Coursera
• 8 hours 21 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Enhance your Writing with Adverb Clauses

54 ratings at Coursera

In the first part of the course, you’ll learn some basic information about adverb clauses. Then, we’ll dive into the categories of ideas that adverb clauses express, and you’ll practice using subordinating conjunctions--the many grammar words that start…

• Coursera
• 12 hours 12 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Enhance your Writing with Adjective Clauses

19 ratings at Coursera

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.

• Coursera
• 12 hours 48 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Enhance your Writing with Noun Clauses

10 ratings at Coursera

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.

• Coursera
• 11 hours 40 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Script Writing: Write a Pilot Episode for a TV or Web Series (Project-Centered Course)

758 ratings at Coursera

Learn to craft a compelling TV or web series pilot script through hands-on writing exercises, peer feedback, and structured guidance. Develop your unique concept into a polished, pitch-ready screenplay and series bible.

• Coursera
• 21 hours 52 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Learn to Teach Java: Writing Classes and Arrays

13 ratings at Coursera

Learn Java class design and arrays, and gain skills to teach these concepts effectively using the CS Awesome textbook. Ideal for AP Computer Science A instructors or university-level programming teachers.

• Coursera
• 13 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Start writing fiction

78 ratings at OpenLearn

Have you always wanted to write, but never quite had the courage to start? This free course, Start writing fiction, will give you an insight into how authors create their characters and settings. ...

• OpenLearn
• 12 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Start writing fiction: characters and stories

44 ratings at OpenLearn

Start writing fiction is a free course that helps you to get started with your own fiction writing, focusing on the central skill of creating characters.

• OpenLearn
• 24 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

Teach English Now! Second Language Reading, Writing, and Grammar

2451 ratings at Coursera

Explore strategies for teaching reading, writing, and grammar to ESL students. Learn to address reading difficulties, implement writing techniques, and integrate grammar instruction effectively.

• Coursera
• 21 hours 17 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Writing Case Studies: Science of Delivery

Learn how to write “science of delivery" case studies, which help us understand how practitioners implement complex policies or programs.

• edX
• 6 weeks, 3-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)