Online Courses and Certifications

A quick intro before we talk about good courses

E-commerce, or electronic commerce for short, is about buying and selling stuff online. It happens when people or businesses do money stuff on the internet using websites, phone apps, and other tech stuff. E-commerce has changed the way of working and selling. It's easy to use, has lots of things to buy, and often costs less.


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Coursera

E-Commerce Essentials by The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

This course teaches you the main ideas and plans for e-commerce.

Digital Marketing Specialization by the University of Illinois

This course has parts about e-commerce and selling things online.

edX

University of Edinburgh's Digital Marketing Pro Certificate

Has an e-commerce part about online business plans and tactics.

Tecnológico de Monterrey's E-Commerce Class

Covers e-commerce basics, like business plans, marketing, and shipping.

Udemy

The Full E-Commerce Training: Start Your Own Company

A big course that teaches you to set up and run an online shop.

E-Commerce Expert: How to Create a Successful Online Company

In-depth class on building and growing e-commerce companies.

LinkedIn Learning

E-Commerce Basics

Gives an overview of e-commerce business plans, platforms, and tactics.

E-Commerce: Supply Chain and Delivery

Deals with moving stuff keeping track of what's in stock, and how to get things to customers.

College Programs

Harvard Extension School

Digital Marketing Strategy

Has full lessons about selling stuff online and how people shop on the internet.

MIT Sloan School of Management

Digital Marketing and Social Media Analytics

Looks at how to understand online sales data why people buy things, and ways to market on the internet.

University of Southern California (USC)

Master of Science in Digital Social Media

Teaches about online stores how to run a business on the internet, and getting the word out online.


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New York University (NYU)

MS in Integrated Marketing

Gives classes on web stores and online marketing looking at plans, tech stuff, and number crunching.

London School of Economics (LSE)

E-Commerce and Digital Business

Gives you a deep look into online business models, web store plans, and how people shop on the internet.

Special Classes

Shopify Academy

Shopify Compass

No-cost lessons to start and grow a web store with Shopify.

BigCommerce University

Online Shops for Newbies

Tips to set up and expand your internet shop using BigCommerce.

Amazon Web Services (AWS)

AWS Learning and Certificates

Lessons on making and running web stores with AWS tools.

These courses and programs mix book smarts with hands-on skills giving you a full picture of e-commerce. It doesn't matter if you're new and want to kick off an online shop or if you're already working and want to get better at digital marketing - there's a course that fits what you need.