List of educational video websites

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This is a list of notable websites which provide access to educational video as one of their primary functions.

NameDiscipline(s)DescriptionAccess costLicenseProvider(s)
60second Recap LiteratureEducational videosFree?60secondcap
Academic Earth MultidisciplinaryLectures from universitiesFree? Academic Earth
Coursera MultidisciplinaryEducational courses with lectures, quizzes and exams provided by universities for free. Certificates are provided by the respective university on successful completion of a course.Free? Coursera
Crash Course (YouTube) MultidisciplinaryEducational courses in physical and social sciences, philosophy, history, culture and literature.Free? Crash Course (YouTube)
Do Lectures MultidisciplinaryVideos of live talks and lectures.Free Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives YouTube
EdX MultidisciplinaryEducational courses with lectures, quizzes and exams provided by universities for free.Free/Paid? EdX
FORA.tv MultidisciplinaryAcademic videosFree/subscription? FORA.tv
Geoset MultidisciplinaryAcademic videos, mainly covering science, engineering and technologyFree? Florida State University
The Great Courses MultidisciplinaryEducational videos with expert-led courses, tutorials and documentariesPaid? The Great Courses
Gresham College MultidisciplinaryInstitution with a history of "free public lectures" hosts many online. [1] [2] Free? Gresham College
IRIS Consortium MultidisciplinaryEducational Earth-science videos, animations, lessons for educators. Animations/videos have been reviewed and evaluated by scientists/specialists in the specific discipline.Free Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike [3] IRIS Consortium
iTunesU MultidisciplinaryLectures from universitiesFree (requires iTunes software)? Apple Inc.
Khan Academy MultidisciplinaryVideo lessonsFree Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike [4] Khan Academy
Lesson Planet MultidisciplinaryVideos reviewed by academicsFree/subscription? Lesson Planet
Lynda.com (Acquired by LinkedIn)MultidisciplinarySoftware, creative, and business skillsSubscription? Lynda.com (Redirects to LinkedIn)
LinkedIn Learning [5] [6] MultidisciplinaryVideos, Software, creative, and business skillsSubscription?LinkedIn
MIT World MultidisciplinaryVideosFree? MIT
Pluralsight MultidisciplinaryFor software developers, IT administrators, and creative professionalsSubscription? Pluralsight
ResearchChannel MultidisciplinaryEducational television station with an Internet presence was funded by the University of Washington until 2010. (defunct)Free? University of Washington (former)
Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce MultidisciplinaryVideos from RSA eventsFree? Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce
SchoolTube MultidisciplinaryVideosFree/subscription? SchoolTube
TeacherTube MultidisciplinaryAcademic videosFree? TeacherTube
Teaching Channel Multidisciplinary, educationVideos emphasize teaching practices on a variety of topics.Free/subscription? Teaching Channel
TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design) MultidisciplinaryCovers topics in various fields. Presentations are limited to 20 minutes.Free Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives TED (conference)
UCTVMultidisciplinaryVideos and podcastsFree? University of California
VideoLectures.NET MultidisciplinaryFree and open access educational video lectures repositoryFree? VideoLectures.NET
Wondrium MultidisciplinaryEducational videos with expert-led courses, tutorials and documentariesPaid/Subscription? Wondrium
YouTube EDU MultidisciplinaryVideos uploaded by universitiesFree? YouTube

See also

References

  1. "Reaching Out: Public Lectures at Gresham College". Nature.com soapboxscience blog. Nature. 5 June 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  2. "Gresham College". City of London website. City of London. Archived from the original on 3 May 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
  3. "IRIS". www.iris.edu.
  4. "IRIS Citations | IRIS".
  5. Dolan, Kerry A. "Tips From Lynda Weinman On How She Built And Sold Lynda.com To LinkedIn For $1.5 Billion". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  6. "The Real Reasons LinkedIn Acquired Lynda". Social Media Today. Retrieved 2021-07-12.