Scientific Writing Courses

Commonwealth Education Trust

Writing for Young Readers: Opening the Treasure Chest

15 reviews

This course is for curious students and aspiring authors with a passion for writing for young readers. This course will guide you with a combination of video lectures, online readings, peer reviews, and guest appearances from world-renowned children’s au…

• Coursera
• 13 hours 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Advanced Writing

7 reviews

After completing this course, you will be able to plan and write a more sophisticated argument essay.

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

Creative Writing: The Craft of Setting and Description

12 reviews

In this course aspiring writers will be introduced to the techniques that masters of fiction use to ground a story in a concrete world. From the most realist settings to the most fantastical, writers will learn how to describe the physical world in shar…

• Coursera
• 7 hours 25 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Becoming the Next Bill Nye: Writing and Hosting the Educational Show (January IAP 2015)

Becoming the Next Bill Nye is about using video production techniques to develop your ability to engagingly convey your passions for science, technology, engineering, and / or math.

• MIT OpenCourseWare
• 21 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Kennesaw State University

Writing Professional Email and Memos (Project-Centered Course)

12 reviews

Want your workplace writing to make a positive impression? At the end of this course, you will be a more confident writer, able to create higher quality professional documents more quickly.

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

Writing and Editing: Word Choice and Word Order

1924 ratings at Coursera

This course will teach you how to use your written words to become more persuasive.

• Coursera
• 20 hours 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Creative Writing: The Craft of Style

8 reviews

Enhance your writing style through metaphor, imagery, and word choice. Learn revision techniques to create compelling stories and polished prose.

• Coursera
• 7 hours 44 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Cursive Writing for Beginners

9 reviews

Learn cursive handwriting techniques for beginners, covering alphabet formation, words, and sentences. Practice with various topics like animals, colors, and shapes to improve skills.

• YouTube
• 3 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Scientific Revolution: Understanding the Roots of Modern Science

9 reviews

Learn about the seventeenth-century Scientific Revolution and its role in shaping the modern Western world.

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

Grant Writing and Crowdfunding for Public Libraries

Learn how to increase your impact, innovate, and overcome often static funding through various fundraising and grant writing approaches.

• edX
• 4 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Writing and Editing: Structure and Organization

537 ratings at Coursera

Learn to structure sentences and paragraphs effectively, switching between showing and telling. Explore time management techniques and access resources for continued improvement in writing and editing skills.

• Coursera
• 15 hours 14 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Writing and Editing: Revising

368 ratings at Coursera

This fourth and final course in the “Good with Words: Writing and Editing” series will help you master perhaps the most important step in the writing process: revising. You’ll learn about the difference between editing and proofreading.

• Coursera
• 13 hours 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Writing and Editing: Drafting

349 ratings at Coursera

Learn strategies to overcome writer's block, improve productivity, and enhance your drafting process. Explore techniques like freewriting, planning, and naming to boost your writing skills and confidence.

• Coursera
• 13 hours 42 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Creative Writing: The Craft of Character

7 reviews

At the center of a good story are the characters in it. In this course aspiring writers will discover how to build and bring to life complex, vivid and unforgettable characters.

• Coursera
• 6 hours 23 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Writing Skills for University Success

54 ratings at Coursera

In this course, you’ll learn how to write effectively in different academic formats, especially essays and longer research papers.

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