15 Best Software Development Courses on Coursera
We compared 15 Software Development courses currently listed on Coursera, priced from $9.99 to $79.00. 5 come from a named university or institution, including Johns Hopkins University, University of Minnesota and Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani. 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
- $9.99 – $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 "software 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 $9.99 to $79.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Mastering Software Development in R
Offered by Johns Hopkins University
R is a programming language and a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics, widely used by data analysts, data scientists and statisticians. This Specialization covers R software development for b...
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Software Development Lifecycle
Offered by University of Minnesota
This Specialization is designed for people who are new to software engineering. It's also for those who have already developed software, but wish to gain a deeper understanding of the underlying context and theory of sof...
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Software Development Practices
Offered by Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Welcome to the Software Development Practices course! In this course, you will explore techniques for eliciting and documenting software requirements, including the creation of use cases and user stories. You will learn...
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Amazon Q for beginners: Software Development with GenAI
Offered by Coursera
This Guided Project was created to help software developers seamlessly integrate Amazon Q into their workflow, enhancing their coding efficiency and accuracy. In this 1-hour long project-based course, you will learn how...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditEmbedded Software Development with C
Offered by EDUCBA
This specialization provides in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience in designing and programming embedded systems using C. Learners will master key concepts such as microcontroller interfacing, real-time operating sy...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditOpen Source Software Development Methods
Offered by The Linux Foundation
In this course, we will define what open source software is, we will go over the history of open source software and what benefits it has provided to the world’s technology infrastructure over the decades. The course aim...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditSmarter Scientific Software Development with GitHub Actions
Offered by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
The course is intended for individuals in the biomedical sciences who wish to make their work more reproducible through the use of automation. It focuses on the basics of continuous integration continuous deployment tech...
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Coursera CertificateOpen Source Software Development, Linux and Git
Offered by The Linux Foundation
The Open Source Software Development, Linux and Git Specialization will give you a strong foundation for working comfortably and productively in open source development communities. By completing the Specialization, you’...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditIntroduction to Generative AI for Software Development
Offered by DeepLearning.AI
This course is designed to enhance your skills by integrating AI chatbots as pair programmers in your development process. You’ll learn about how large language models (LLMs) work and how this general-purpose technology...
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Coursera CertificateMaster AI Coding Agents for Advanced Software Development
Offered by SkillsBooster Academy
This Specialization teaches you how to use three leading AI coding agents — Google Antigravity, Claude Code, and OpenClaw — to speed up development, automate tasks, and build real software projects. In Mastering Google A...
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Coursera CertificateAI-Powered Software Development Certification
Offered by Simplilearn
This specialization offers a hands-on journey into applying Generative AI across the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). Learn to automate key phases from requirement gathering and project planning to design, coding,...
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Coursera MOOC / Non-creditArm Cortex-M Architecture and Software Development
Offered by Arm
This Specialization is designed to help anyone involved in developing software for Arm Cortex-M processors. Over four courses you will develop your knowledge of this popular microcontroller variant used in a plethora of...
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Introduction to GitHub Actions
Offered by Duke University
GitHub Actions allows you to automate your software development workflows and seamlessly integrate with GitHub. This 2-hour long project will guide you through the fundamentals of GitHub Actions, helping you leverage its...
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Programming Fundamentals
Offered by Duke University
Embark on your programming journey! This introductory course teaches you the fundamental principles of programming in C that are applicable to any language you might want to learn. Master a powerful seven-step problem-so...
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Introduction to Programming with MATLAB
Offered by Vanderbilt University
This course teaches computer programming to those with little to no previous experience. It uses the programming system and language called MATLAB to do so because it is easy to learn, versatile and very useful for engin...
$49.00listed price
Best Software Development Courses on Coursera compared
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