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–NonDerivative 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–NonDerivative TED (conference)
UCTV MultidisciplinaryVideos 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

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