Essay Writing Courses

Getting Started with Essay Writing

19 ratings

By introducing you to three types of academic essays, this course will especially help prepare you for work in college classes, but anyone who wants to improve his or her writing skills can benefit from this course.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Introduction to Research for Essay Writing

8 ratings

This is the last course in the Academic Writing specialization before the capstone project. By the end of this course, you will be able to complete all the steps in planning a research paper.

• Coursera
• 5 weeks, 4 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

论文写作初阶（Academic Writing and Research）

47 ratings at Coursera

面向高年级本科生和研究生，训练从提问、选题到论证的学术论文写作，并涵盖文献综述与数据库检索。

• Coursera
• 9 weeks, 2 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Personal Essay Writing Intensive (Zoom) (Live Online)

752 ratings at CourseHorse

Sharpen your writing abilities and discover how to share your viewpoints with impact in this focused course.

• CourseHorse
• 6 hours
• Self-Paced
• $210.00

Career Certificate

Creative Essay Writing: Explore the Personal & Powerful

20 ratings at Coursera

Write personal essays and creative nonfiction by drawing on memory, voice, and storytelling, refining your style and building a sustainable daily writing practice.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 10 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course
• 4 courses

Essay Writing: Help & Tutorial

Learn to plan, structure, draft, revise, and cite sources in essays for class assignments and tests.

• Study.com
• 12 hours 32 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Academic Essay Writing for Learners of English

573 ratings at Udemy

Learn comprehensive techniques for essay writing from an expert teacher and improve your chances at work and university

• Udemy
• 4 hours 49 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

A+ Essays: A Structured Approach to Successful Essay Writing

1633 ratings at Udemy

Learn the tips and tools of successful writers from a college professor with twenty years of experience grading essays.

• Udemy
• 5 hours 52 minutes
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Essay Writing

Develop academic essays through research, source evaluation, thesis development, organic structure, quotations, citation formats, and revision.

• YouTube
• 5 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Video

Academic Writing Made Easy

55 ratings

Struggling with writing an academic text? This MOOC will ease the pain – and make your writing shine.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

• Best of All Time

How to Write an Essay

28 ratings

An introduction to academic writing for English Language Learners, focusing on essay development, grammatical correctness, and self-editing.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 5-6 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Writing in the Sciences

14 ratings

Write clearer scientific prose: cut clutter, use active voice, structure manuscript sections, handle authorship ethics and predatory journals, and adapt research for grants and general audiences.

• Coursera
• 8 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

Rhetoric: The Art of Persuasive Writing and Public Speaking

5 ratings

Gain critical communication skills in writing and public speaking with this introduction to American political rhetoric.

• edX
• 8 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Songwriting: Writing the Lyrics

24 ratings

Learn to write song lyrics using prosody: develop a song idea's point of view, shape stable and unstable line groupings, apply rhyme schemes, and set lyrics to melody.

• Coursera
• 4 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

• Best of All Time

Academic and Business Writing

18 ratings

An introduction to academic and business writing for English Language Learners, focusing on grammar, vocabulary, structure, editing, and publication.

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