25 Best Academic Writing Courses Online
We compared 25 Academic Writing courses currently listed on edX, Udemy and Coursera, priced from $19.99 to $299.00. 11 come from a named university or institution, including Adelaide University, Technical University of Munich and Lund 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 – $299.00
- Providers
- edX, Udemy, Coursera
- Last updated
- 5 Sep 2026
How these 25 courses were chosen
Every course below is a real, currently listed course from edX, Udemy, Coursera, matched to "academic 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 $299.00, as listed by the provider when we last updated the page.
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Academic Writing
Offered by Adelaide University
This academic writing course supports school leavers and professionals transitioning from non-academic backgrounds, building core academic writing skills and introducing the ethical use of AI in academic writing.
$125.00listed price -
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Academic Writing Essentials: University Writing Crash Course
Join your personal writing coach today as you learn the tools and strategies necessary to begin writing successfully at the college level. Learn How to Approach and Excel at Any Academic Writing Assignment ·Understand a...
$39.99listed price -
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Academic Writing Made Easy
Offered by Technical University of Munich
Struggling with writing an academic text? This MOOC will ease the pain – and make your writing shine.
$65.00listed price -
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Writing in English at University
Offered by Lund University
Acquiring good academic research and writing skills early on is essential for your success both at university and in your professional life. This course aims: - to give you an understanding of the conventions of academic...
$49.00listed price -
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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...
$49.00listed price -
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Writing Skills for University Success
Offered by University of California, Irvine
Writing is a vital skill in university classes, whether you’re majoring in history or business management, economics or engineering. In this course, you’ll learn how to write effectively in different academic formats, es...
$49.00listed price -
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Writing Practice
Offered by Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Welcome to the Writing Practices course. This course aims to prepare you for performing writing tasks in academic contexts. In this course you will be introduced to basic academic writing skills. You will learn how the p...
$49.00listed price -
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Grant Writing for Health Researchers
Offered by University of Colorado System
This specialization is intended for early career and novice researchers who are preparing to write their first major biomedical or health research grant proposals. Through three courses, you will cover how to plan and pr...
$49.00listed price -
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Learn English: Advanced Grammar and Punctuation
Offered by University of California, Irvine
This specialization follows our Learn English: Intermediate Grammar specialization and includes more advanced grammar concepts such as noun clauses and conditionals. You'll also learn how to blend verb tenses effectively...
$49.00listed price -
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Academic Skills for University Success
Offered by The University of Sydney
Develop skills in information & digital literacy, problem-solving, critical thinking and communication. This Specialization is a high-level academic skills course designed to increase your level of academic preparedness...
$49.00listed price -
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Essential English for University Success
Offered by University of California, Irvine
This three-course specialization is intended for anyone who is preparing to study in a university in an English-speaking country, or who might do so in the future. Through courses focusing on the speaking, writing, and s...
$49.00listed price -
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Promote your Scientific Results
Offered by Institut Mines-Télécom
Whether you are a member of the natural or human science community, if you are a PhD student, professor, part of an academic department or international research team, or self-employed and you wish to showcase your work...
$49.00listed price -
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Project: Writing a Research Paper
Offered by University of California, Irvine
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 resear...
$69.00listed price -
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Academic English: How to Write a Thesis
Offered by The University of Queensland
Academic English guides you through the process of becoming an academic writer into producing your first academic research publication. Created by academic writing experts, Academic English spans 5 modules explaining ide...
$129.00listed price -
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Academic English: Writing
Offered by University of California, Irvine
The skills taught in this Specialization will empower you to succeed in any college-level course or professional field. You’ll learn to conduct rigorous academic research and to express your ideas clearly in an academic...
$49.00listed price -
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How to Write an Essay
Offered by University of California, Berkeley
An introduction to academic writing for English Language Learners, focusing on essay development, grammatical correctness, and self-editing.
$169.00listed price -
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IELTS Step-by-step Mastering Reading & Writing
From ex-IELTS examiner James Castleden's YouTube channel IELTS Step-by-step comes a COMBO course dedicated to improving both your reading and writing skills — your confidence, understanding and time manage...
$69.99listed price -
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Master Ethical AI for Research: From Guidelines to Practice
Learn how to use AI tools to make your research better and faster while keeping it ethical and professional. This course shows you exactly how to get the best information from AI, use it to find research gaps, crea...
$34.99listed price -
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Inteligencia Artificial Para Estudiantes Universitarios 2025
Balancear vida tu social, el trabajo y el estudio es agotador. Lo he vivido, ¡pero calma! la IA puede ayudarte a optimizar tu tiempo, y no, no hablo únicamente de ChatGPT. La realidad es que existe un mar de soluciones,...
$29.99listed price -
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IELTS Writing 7 Plus: Complete IELTS Writing Preparation
Here is your complete guide to IELTS Writing [Academic] success!It's true...Many students find IELTS Writing preparation super confusing.It's also true that IELTS Writing is one of the most difficult sections of the IELT...
$199.99listed price -
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Mastering IELTS Writing: Strategies for Excellence
"Mastering IELTS Writing: Strategies for Excellence - Unlocking Band 9 Success: Advanced Techniques" is a unique course designed for students who want to get a top score in the IELTS Writing section. This course is speci...
$24.99listed price -
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mengubah disertasi menjadi buku
Pelatihan "Menyusun Ulang Struktur dan Narasi: Pelatihan Menulis Kreatif & Transformasi Disertasi ke Buku Ilmiah Populer" dirancang untuk membantu peserta dalam menyusun dan mengembangkan tulisan dengan lebih menarik...
$19.99listed price -
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Capstone: Bringing it all together
Offered by University of Cambridge
Having completed the seven other courses in the MicroMasters in Writing for Performance and Entertainment Industries, this course gives you the opportunity to put it all together. The course webinar will focus on the ass...
$299.00listed price -
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தமிழ் - தெலுங்கு இலக்கண ஒப்பாய்வுகள்: செய்தன, செய்யவேண்டியன
Offered by Tamil University
This course focuses on the comparisons between Tamil and Telugu grammar, highlighting both what is established and what should be considered in their linguistic structures. Taught by Dr. Ch. Savithri, an experienced acad...
$19.99listed price -
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The Writing Process
Offered by Pearson
Gain a comprehensive understanding of the structured writing process used in academic assignments. This course breaks down the essential stages from pre-writing and outlining to drafting, revising, and proofreading, and...
$49.00listed price
Best Academic Writing Courses Online compared
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 $299.00, with the middle of the range around $49.00 — a spread of $279.01. 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 edX, Udemy and Coursera. 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. 11 of these are produced by a named university or institution, including Adelaide University, Technical University of Munich and Lund 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 5 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.