50 Free Mobile App Development Online Courses & MOOCs

• Access to courses to help you understand the fundamentals of mobile app development.
• A chance to learn to build apps for both iOS and Android platforms.
• Explore all the specialized frameworks and tools being used in mobile development.

These online courses provide comprehensive guidelines regarding frameworks like Swift and React Native. With that, you can learn all the essential tools and best practices.

We chose each course for its detailed curriculums, inclusion of mobile app development tools, and positive learner feedback. With each course, you get access to a unique approach to creating effective, user-friendly mobile applications.

1. Android Online Courses & MOOCs
2. iOS & related Online Courses
3. Multi platform Mobile Online Course
4. Other Mobile Online Courses

All these online courses are FREE to learn including lectures and non-graded material. We’ll keep updating the list as new courses are added from other universities and leading organizations.

Android Online Courses & MOOCs

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology via edX

• Jogesh K. Muppala
• 6-8 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Average User Rating 4.1

CentraleSupélec via Coursera

• Dr. Virginie Galtier, Michel Ianotto
• 4 weeks long
• Average User Rating 4.3, Checkout what learners saying

Universidad Galileo via edX

• Jorge Vargas, Victor Orozco, Byron Linares
• 8-10 hours a week, 6 weeks long

Vanderbilt University via Coursera

• Dr. Jerry Roth, Dr. Julie L. Johnson, Michael Walker, Dr. Douglas C. Schmidt
• 5-6 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Average User Rating 4.5, Checkout what learners saying
• Course 1 of 5 in Android App Development Specialization

Universidad Galileo via edX

• Adrián Catalán, Noe Branagan, Maria Isabel Palomar Bernardino, Byron Ajin, John Chávez
• 8-10 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• More details

Vanderbilt University via Coursera

• Dr Matthew Yee-King, Dr Marco Gillies, Dr Kate Devlin
• 4 weeks long
• Average User Rating 4.1, Checkout what learners saying
• Course 2 of 5 in Android App Development Specialization

University of Maryland via Coursera

• Dr. Adam Porter
• 5 weeks long
• Average User Rating 4.6, Checkout what learners saying

University of Maryland via Coursera

• Dr. Adam Porter
• 5 weeks long
• Average User Rating 4.7, Checkout what learners saying

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology via Coursera

• Kenneth W T Leung
• 7 weeks long
• Average User Rating 4.4, Checkout what learners saying

Vanderbilt University via Coursera

• Dr. Douglas C. Schmidt
• 4 weeks long
• Average User Rating 4.3, Checkout what learners saying
• Course 3 of 5 in Android App Development Specialization

Universidad Galileo via edX

• Rocael Hernández
• 8-10 hours a week, 8 weeks long

Vanderbilt University via Coursera

• Dr. Douglas C. Schmidt , Michael Walker, Dr. C. Jules White
• 4 weeks long
• Average User Rating 4.4, Checkout what learners saying
• Course 4 of 5 in Android App Development Specialization

Trinity College via edX

• Ralph A. Morelli
• 5-8 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• More details

Vanderbilt University via Coursera

• Dr. Douglas C. Schmidt, Michael Walker ,Dr. C. Jules White
• 4 weeks long
• Average User Rating 4.1, Checkout what learners saying
• Course 5 of 5 in Android App Development Specialization

Universidad Galileo via edX

• Adrián Catalán , Noe Branagan , Francisco Anzueto
• 8-10 hours a week, 6 weeks long
• More details

iOS & related Online Courses

University of Toronto via Coursera

• Parham Aarabi
• 5 weeks long
• Average User Rating 4.2, Checkout what learners saying

University of California, Irvine via Coursera

• Don Patterson, Sam Kaufman
• 3-5 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Average User Rating 4.7 , checkout what learners saying
• Course 1 of 6 in the iOS Development for Creative Entrepreneurs Specialization

University of Toronto via Coursera

• Parham Aarabi
• 3-5 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Average User Rating 2.9, Checkout what learners saying

State University of Campinas via Coursera

• Eduardo Galembeck, Rodrigo Dias Takase
• 7 weeks long
• Average User Rating 4.0, checkout what learners saying

University of Toronto via Coursera

• Parham Aarabi
• 1-2 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Average User Rating 4.1, Checkout what learners saying

State University of Campinas via Coursera

• Eduardo Galembeck, Rodrigo Dias Takase
• 2 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Average User Rating 4.3, checkout what learners saying

University of California, Irvine via Coursera

• Don Patterson, Sam Kaufman
• 4 weeks long
• Average User Rating 4.6,
• Course 2 of 6 in the iOS Development for Creative Entrepreneurs Specialization

University of Toronto via Coursera

• Parham Aarabi
• 2-4 hours a week, 5 weeks long
• Average User Rating 3.9

University of California, Irvine via Coursera

• Don Patterson, Sam Kaufman
• 4 weeks long
• Average User Rating 4.6,
• Course 3 of 6 in the iOS Development for Creative Entrepreneurs Specialization

University of California, Irvine via Coursera

• Don Patterson, Sam Kaufman
• 2-4 hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Average User Rating 4.6,
• Course 4 of 6 in the iOS Development for Creative Entrepreneurs Specialization

University of Toronto via Coursera

• Parham Aarabi
• 2-4 hours a week, 18 weeks long
• More details

University of California, Irvine via Coursera

• Justin-Nicholas Toyama, Frank Ayars, Ralf Brockhaus
• 4 weeks long
• Average User Rating 3.8,
• Course 5 of 6 in the iOS Development for Creative Entrepreneurs Specialization

University of California, Irvine via Coursera

• Don Patterson, Sam Kaufman
• 2-4 hours a week, 8 weeks long
• Average User Rating 4.9,
• Course 6 of 6 in the iOS Development for Creative Entrepreneurs Specialization

State University of Campinas via Coursera

• Eduardo Galembeck, Danilo Marshall, Rodrigo Dias Takase
• 5 weeks long
• Average User Rating 4.3

Multi Platform Mobile Online Courses

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology via Coursera

• Jogesh K. Muppala
• 6-8 Hours a week, 20 weeks long
  • Front-End Web UI Frameworks and Tools: Bootstrap 4
  • Front-End JavaScript Frameworks: Angular
  • Multiplatform Mobile App Development with Web Technologies: Ionic and Cordova
  • Multiplatform Mobile App Development with NativeScript
  • Server-side Development with NodeJS, Express and MongoDB
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Harvard University by edX

• David J. Malan, Jordan Hayashi
• 6-9 hours a week, 13 weeks long
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The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology via Coursera

• Jogesh K. Muppala
• 6-8 Hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Average User Rating 4.7, Checkout what learners saying

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology via Coursera

• Jogesh K. Muppala
• 6-8 Hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Average User Rating 4.6, Checkout what learners saying

Microsoft via edX

• Helen Miller, Mark Smith, Adrian Stevens, Mark Taparauskas, Adam Patridge
• 2-3 hours a week, 2 weeks long

Emlyon Business School via Coursera

• Clement Levallois
• 1-3 Hours a week, 8 weeks long
• Average User Rating 4.2

Other Mobile Online Courses and MOOCs

National Research University Higher School of Economics via Coursera

• Pavel Manakhov
• 3-14 Hours a week, 10 weeks long

Microsoft via edX

• Bre’Ana Deen, Content Developer Microsoft
• 2-3 hours a week, 4 weeks long
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Microsoft via edX

• Eamonn Kelly , Samantha Lindsey-Ahmed , Dan Hermes MVP
• 2-4 hours a week, 4 weeks long

ETH Zurich via edX

• Martin RufliLecturer, Davide Scaramuzza, Roland Siegwart, Margarita Chli, Marco Hutter
• 4-8 hours a week, 15 weeks long

Georgia Institute of Technology via Coursera

• Dr. Magnus Egerstedt
• 5-7 Hours a week, 7 weeks long
• Average User Rating 4.8

University of California San Diego via Coursera

• Ganz Chockalingam , Harinath Garudadri
• 3-5 Hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Average User Rating 3.9

Goldsmiths, University of London via Coursera

• Dr Marco Gillies, Dr Matthew Yee-King, Dr Mick Grierson
• 5 weeks long
• Average User Rating 4.6,

Yonsei University via Coursera

• Jong-Moon Chung
• 6 courses (Follow the suggested order or choose your own)
  • Smartphone Emerging Technologies
  • Big Data, Cloud Computing, & CDN Emerging Technologies
  • Internet Emerging Technologies
  • Internet of Things & Augmented Reality Emerging Technologies
  • Wireless Communication Emerging Technologies
  • Emerging Technologies Capstone

University of Pennsylvania via Coursera

• Daniel E. Koditschek
• 2-4 Hours a week, 4 weeks long
• Average User Rating 3.8,

University of California San Diego via Coursera

• Ganz Chockalingam, Harinath Garudadri
• 3-5 hours a week, 4 weeks long

Northwestern University via Coursera

• Kevin Lynch
• The capstone project requires approximately 20 hours of effort, depending on your programming skill.

Accenture by FutureLearn

• Michael Hobbs
• 2 hours a week, 2 weeks long
• More details

Massachusetts Institute of Technology via edX

• Frank Bentley, Ed Barrett
• 10-12 hours a week, 10 weeks long
• More details

Unity Technologies via Coursera

• Peter Patterson
• 3-4 hours a week, 4 weeks long

Yonsei University via Coursera

• Jong-Moon Chung
• 5 weeks long
• Average User Rating 4.1