Top Coursera Information Technology Courses by Reddit Upvotes
Reddit is a social media and news aggregation website that ranks content based on a voting system. People worldwide post content (usually links, but also original content), and other users can “upvote” or “downvote” posts, pushing the most interesting content to the top.
It’s a place where you can find groups of like-minded people. Reddit calls these groups subreddits, and they cover different topics, including niche interests, politics, hobbies, and thousands of other topics people want to talk about.
Since its launch in 2005, the site has become one of the most popular social media sites with millions of monthly active users.
We've conducted analyses to find the best of Coursera from the depths of Reddit. This analysis has been conducted over 2.7 million Reddit upvotes.
Table of Contents
Top Information Technology courses
Google IT Support This is your path to a career in IT Google | 3 reddit posts 282 mentions |
Crash Course on Python This course is designed to teach you the foundations in order to write simple programs in Python using the most common Google | 0 reddit posts 22 mentions |
Architecting with Google Compute Engine Launch your career in Cloud Architecture Google Cloud | 0 reddit posts 16 mentions |
The Bits and Bytes of Computer Networking This course is designed to provide a full overview of computer networking Google | 0 reddit posts 15 mentions |
Preparing for Google Cloud Certification Advance your career in cloud architecture Google Cloud | 0 reddit posts 15 mentions |
Google Cloud Fundamentals This course introduces you to important concepts and terminology for working with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Google Cloud | 0 reddit posts 7 mentions |
Site Reliability Engineering Service level indicators (SLIs) and service level objectives (SLOs) are fundamental tools for measuring and Google Cloud | 0 reddit posts 6 mentions |
Technical Support Fundamentals This course is the first of a series that aims to prepare you for a role as an entry-level IT Support Specialist Google | 0 reddit posts 5 mentions |
Operating Systems and You In this course -- through a combination of video lectures, demonstrations, and hands-on practice -- you’ll learn about Google | 0 reddit posts 5 mentions |
IT Security This course covers a wide variety of IT security concepts, tools, and best practices Google | 0 reddit posts 3 mentions |
Information Visualization In this course you will learn how to use D3 New York University | 0 reddit posts 4 mentions |
System Administration and IT Infrastructure Services This course will transition you from working on a single computer to an entire fleet Google | 0 reddit posts 3 mentions |
The Introduction to Quantum Computing "Quantum Computing" is among those terms that are widely discussed but often poorly Saint Petersburg State University | 0 reddit posts 3 mentions |
Exploring and Preparing your Data with BigQuery Welcome to the Coursera specialization, From Data to Insights with Google Cloud Platform brought to you by the Google Cloud | 0 reddit posts 3 mentions |
Preparing for the Google Cloud Associate Cloud Engineer Exam This on-demand course helps prospective candidates structure their preparation for the Associate Cloud Engineer Google Cloud | 0 reddit posts 3 mentions |
IBM z/OS Mainframe Practitioner Launch your career as an IBM z/OS Practitioner IBM | 0 reddit posts 4 mentions |
Preparing for the Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer Exam The purpose of this course is to help those who are qualified develop confidence to attempt the exam, and to help Google Cloud | 0 reddit posts 2 mentions |
(ISC)² Systems Security Certified Practitioner (SSCP) Advance Your IT Career with Cybersecurity Skills (ISC)² | 0 reddit posts 2 mentions |
Cybersecurity for Business Discover the practical side of computer security University of Colorado System | 0 reddit posts 2 mentions |
Preparing for the Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect Exam The purpose of this course is to help those who are qualified develop confidence to attempt the exam, and to help Google Cloud | 0 reddit posts 2 mentions |
Cloud Computing Basics (Cloud 101) Welcome to Cloud Computing Basics (Cloud 101) LearnQuest | 0 reddit posts 3 mentions |
Building Modern Python Applications on AWS In modern cloud native application development, it’s oftentimes the goal to build out serverless Amazon Web Services | 0 reddit posts 5 mentions |
Using Python to Interact with the Operating System By the end of this course, you’ll be able to manipulate files and processes on your computer’s operating system Google | 0 reddit posts 3 mentions |
Getting Started with Google Kubernetes Engine In this course, each module aims to build on your ability to interact with GKE, and includes hands-on labs for you Google Cloud | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
AWS Fundamentals This course will introduce you to Amazon Web Services (AWS) serverless architecture Amazon Web Services | 0 reddit posts 3 mentions |
Introduction to Git and GitHub In this course, you’ll learn how to keep track of the different versions of your code and configuration files using a Google | 0 reddit posts 2 mentions |
Achieving Advanced Insights with BigQuery The third course in this specialization is Achieving Advanced Insights with BigQuery Google Cloud | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
IT Fundamentals for Cybersecurity Launch your career in Cybersecurity IBM | 0 reddit posts 2 mentions |
Introduction to Cloud Identity Introduction to Cloud Identity serves as the starting place for any new Cloud Identity, Identity/Access Google Cloud | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
Automating Real-World Tasks with Python In the final course, we'll tie together the concepts that you’ve learned up until now Google | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
System Issues in Cloud Computing Acquire Deep Knowledge in Cloud Technologies Georgia Institute of Technology | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
From Data to Insights with Google Cloud Learn Data Analysis that Scales Google Cloud | 0 reddit posts 7 mentions |
Aruba CX Switching for Cisco Professionals The Aruba CX Switching for Cisco Professionals course bridges the gap between Aruba Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company | 0 reddit posts 2 mentions |
AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials Welcome to AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials Amazon Web Services | 0 reddit posts 4 mentions |
Preparing for Google Cloud Certification Start your career in the cloud Google Cloud | 0 reddit posts 12 mentions |
Aruba Mobility Basics In Aruba Mobility Basics, you will learn how Radio Frequency (RF) works Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
Windows Server Management and Security Microsoft Windows has been at the forefront of enterprise computing for several decades University of Colorado System | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
Introduction to Microsoft Azure Cloud Services Whether you're just beginning to work with the cloud or you already have cloud experience and are new to Microsoft Microsoft | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
Preparing for Google Cloud Certification Advance your career as an SRE & DevOps Engineer Enroll for free Google Cloud | 0 reddit posts 9 mentions |
AWS Cloud Technical Essentials Are you in a technical role and want to learn the fundamentals of AWS? Do you aspire to have a job or career Amazon Web Services | 0 reddit posts 2 mentions |
Preparing for Google Cloud Certification Advance your career as a Cloud ML Engineer Enroll for free Google Cloud | 0 reddit posts 13 mentions |
Python for Cybersecurity Master Python for a variety of cybersecurity tasks Infosec | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
Soporte de Tecnologías de la Información de Google Enroll for free Crece con Google | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
Introduction to Cloud Computing This course introduces you to the core concepts of cloud computing IBM | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
Suporte em TI do Google Enroll for free Cresça com o Google | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
Google Cloud Digital Leader Training Gain foundational literacy in cloud & digital transformation Google Cloud | 0 reddit posts 2 mentions |
AWS Fundamentals Enroll for free Amazon Web Services | 0 reddit posts 10 mentions |
IBM Full Stack Cloud Developer Kickstart your career in application development IBM | 0 reddit posts 10 mentions |
Become a CBRS Certified Professional Installer by Google This six-module program, developed by Google, will train you to be a Certificated Professional Google - Spectrum Sharing | 0 reddit posts 2 mentions |
Information Systems Information Technology University of Minnesota | 0 reddit posts 2 mentions |
IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Get ready to launch your career in cybersecurity IBM | 0 reddit posts 15 mentions |
Introduction to Data Engineering This course introduces you to the core concepts, processes, and tools you need to know in order to get a foundational IBM | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
Customer Service Fundamentals There are a growing number of exciting, well-paying jobs in today’s tech industry that do not require a Knowledge Accelerators | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
Building Modern Node.js Applications on AWS In modern cloud native application development, it’s oftentimes the goal to build out serverless Amazon Web Services | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
Google IT Automation with Python Learn in-demand skills like Python, Git, and IT automation to advance your career Enroll for free Google | 0 reddit posts 82 mentions |
Cloud Computing Foundations Welcome to the first course in the Building Cloud Computing Solutions at Scale Specialization Duke University | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
Cybersecurity Risk Management Framework Enroll for free Infosec | 0 reddit posts 1 mentions |
Building Cloud Computing Solutions at Scale Launch Your Career in Cloud Computing Duke University | 0 reddit posts 3 mentions |
Data Engineering Foundations Build the Foundation for a Data Engineering Career IBM | 0 reddit posts 9 mentions |
IBM Data Engineering Launch your new career in Data Engineering IBM | 0 reddit posts 10 mentions |
Computer Security and Systems Management Practical Application to System Management University of Colorado System | 0 reddit posts 2 mentions |
Our methodology
We conducted this analysis by "ranking things based on social signals"
It's the result of mining Reddit posts and comments. The analysis looked at all (url-based) posts and comment mentions of Coursera courses on Reddit, ranking each course based on Reddit score, and showing each course with its top Reddit mentions.
Course Score is calculated with a slightly modified version of a simple popularity / age calculation.
course_score = sum(mention_scores) / course_age
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