15 Best Application Development Courses on Coursera
We compared 15 Application Development courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $49.00 to $79.00. 8 come from a named university or institution, including IBM, University of Colorado Boulder and Heriot-Watt 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
- 15
- Price range
- $49.00 – $79.00
- Providers
- Coursera
- Last updated
- 30 Aug 2026
How these 15 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from Coursera, matched to "application development" by our catalog and ordered by our CourseAsk score. Courses whose own title names the topic rank above those only tagged with it.
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 $49.00 to $79.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Cloud Application Development Foundations
Offered by IBM
This program will equip you with all the key skills and technical know-how to kickstart your career as a full-stack Cloud Native Developer. Guided by experts at IBM, you will learn to build your own cloud-based applicati...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditSecure Coding for Application Development
Offered by Edureka
The Secure Coding for Application Development Specialization equips learners with the skills to design, build, and maintain secure applications across modern software environments. It integrates secure coding principles,...
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Coursera CertificateC# Programming & Desktop Application Development
Offered by EDUCBA
This Specialization provides a comprehensive, hands-on pathway to mastering C# programming and desktop application development using the .NET framework. Learners progress from core language fundamentals and object-orient...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditApplication Development using Microservices and Serverless
Offered by IBM
Welcome to this introductory course on microservices and serverless, essential technologies for cloud native and application modernization workloads. Rather than building large applications, known as monoliths, that perf...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditC# .NET Practical Business & Utility Application Development
Offered by EDUCBA
This Specialization focuses on building practical, industry-relevant desktop applications using C# and .NET through complete, real-world projects. Learners gain hands-on experience in requirement analysis, database desig...
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Coursera CertificateIntroduction to Application Development
Offered by LearnQuest
This Specialization is intended for anyone seeking to become an application programmer with no existing experience. Through four courses, you'll learn about the fundamental concepts of programming, object-orientation, an...
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Generative AI for Software Developers
Offered by IBM
With generative AI, a new technology era has begun. Software developers can leverage this revolutionary technology to write high-quality code with fewer bugs, which will increase their overall effectiveness and efficienc...
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Advanced Embedded Linux Development
Offered by University of Colorado Boulder
This courses in this specialization can also be taken for academic credit as ECEA 5305 - 5307, part of CU Boulder’s Master of Science in Electrical Engineering. This specialization provides students with the fundamentals...
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Learn Java Programming
Offered by Heriot-Watt University
Unlock Your Future with Java: Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Dive into the world of software development with our Java Programming Course, designed specifically for professionals looking to upskill...
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Platform Product Management
Offered by University of Maryland, College Park
During this course the student will go through a full Low Code/No Code platform lifecycle. Learners will get an understanding of how to lead Citizen Developers (CD) and learn how to deploy solutions that will deliver suc...
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Computational Thinking with JavaScript 4: Create & Deploy
Offered by University of Glasgow
This fourth and final course is the capstone of the Computational Thinking with JavaScript Specialization. It builds on everything you have learned so far and supports you in designing, implementing, deploying, and refle...
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Coding Data Models with AI
Offered by University of Virginia
In this final course in the ‘Coding with AI’ specialization, we’ll close with an integrated approach to building full applications with a working Data Model, View (UI), and set of Controllers (or ‘algorithms’). As an MBA...
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System Issues in Cloud Computing
Offered by Georgia Institute of Technology
This specialization is a four-course sequence of hands on project-intensive immersive courses aimed at computer professionals to give them an in-depth experience in developing different layers of a Cloud computing infras...
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Developing and Deploying a Complete Django Web Application
Offered by University of Michigan
In this course, you'll delve into JavaScript and its Object-Oriented programming capabilities, gaining an understanding of its unique methodologies. You'll become familiar with the jQuery library for DOM manipulation and...
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Python for Everybody
Offered by University of Michigan
This Specialization builds on the success of the Python for Everybody course and will introduce fundamental programming concepts including data structures, networked application program interfaces, and databases, using t...
$49.00listed price
Best Application Development Courses on Coursera compared
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