12 Platforms For Online Education

12 Platforms For Online Education

No one will deny that the phrase “who owns information, owns the world” is more relevant today than ever. Education is the key to future victories in the life of every person. And today, with the development of technology, it provides us with even more opportunities. We decided to simplify your search for the right platforms and collected 12 Ukrainian and global Internet resources with unique educational content for different ages.

1. Twirpix

Quite a large base of necessary literature for training in various areas - from biology and physiology to time management and works of art in various languages. Downloading is available for points that are given at registration, and then they can be obtained by posting your own material.

2. EdEra

EdEra is a new Ukrainian project, which is a website with online courses in the format of MOOK (mass open online courses). At the moment, you can take seven courses, including "Ukrainian language and literature", "Geography," Physics "," History of Ukraine "," Mathematics "," Biology "," English language ". The project includes interactive lectures, notes with illustrations and explanations, exams and homework, communication with other students and teachers. The system of payment is confidential: the student chooses the cost himself, starting from 1 hryvnia.

3. Academic Earth

This site has collected lectures from the best universities in the world, in particular, MIT, Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Yale universities, on art history, business, chemistry, management, sociology, etc. The main condition is the knowledge of the English language, as it is presented on the video.

4. Edx

Another site for those who are friends with English. Like on Academic Earth, there are lectures of leading educational institutions of the world. It is quite easy to choose a course for one’s liking, for example, to study in the field of architecture, ethics, law, music, design, economics, and finance.

5. Hypermarket of knowledge

At the Knowledge Hypermarket, you can find the complete Ukrainian school curriculum, which gives children the opportunity to prepare for open lessons, tests, and practical tasks. Here are collected school textbooks, manuals, didactic materials, which can be used absolutely free. Also in the options section "Practice", you can find various practical materials: from tasks and exercises with self-testing to workshops, training and homework, which is a convenient, the sometimes playful, form will allow you to work out the material being studied or already learned.

6. University of the People

To become a student at this university, you must demonstrate proficiency in English and have a good secondary education. UoPeople is a free university, but students will still have to pay exams at the end of each course. Its cost depends on the student's place of residence, although you can also try to get a grant for completely free tuition.

7. TED

TED is a well-known conference, which began its activities in 1984, where scientists, businessmen, artists, musicians, engineers, and many others gather and share ideas on completely different topics - from psychology and communications to the problems of gender discrimination and autism. Almost all the videos can be found with subtitles in Russian.

8. Open University Maidan

OUM is a private initiative of several teachers and graduates of Kiev business schools, which appeared in December 2013. On the site, you can always find fresh posters with a schedule of lectures, information about various projects that the university does, and an archive of video lectures and materials in the public domain. Now, for example, starts the course "Strategic Thinking".

9. Coursera

An English-speaking project that collaborates with many universities in the world that publish courses in various fields of knowledge, from medicine and databases to learning Chinese and Arabic. Students not only take courses but also communicate with fellow students, pass tests and exams directly on the website Coursera.

10. Khan Academy

Here is a wide base of video lessons in more than 20 languages. Courses are divided into separate lessons with the ability to view each video regardless of which course you choose. The main focus of this resource is on the video as a way of providing information.

11. The Open University

All materials here are divided by age and thematic groups, lecture material can be downloaded from the site to your computer, and the topics of the courses offered are quite wide: mathematics, statistics, criminology, sociology, culture, media and so on.

12. Carnegie Mellon Open Learning Initiative

Here, in order to access educational materials, you will have to create your account on the site. It is assumed that the user studies the material independently, there is no tuition fee, but there are no instructors/teachers and exams to pass.