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The Khan Academy website also hosts content from educational YouTube channels and organizations such as Crash Course and the Museum of Modern Art. [30] It also provides online courses for preparing for standardized tests, including the SAT, AP Chemistry, Praxis Core and MCAT [31] and released LSAT preparation lessons in 2018. [32]
Edgenuity became a popular tool for remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. [12] [13] [14] Due to stay-at-home orders and schools needing an alternative teaching source, Edgenuity saw a massive spike in usage, resulting in slow servers and site crashes; many schools reported problems with the site in its early stages of the pandemic. [15]
Quizlet was founded in October 2005 by Andrew Sutherland, who at the time was a 15-year old student, [2] and released to the public in January 2007. [3] Quizlet's primary products include digital flash cards, matching games, practice electronic assessments, and live quizzes. In 2017, 1 in 2 high school students used Quizlet. [4]
Kumon (the company) gained 63,000 students over its first 16 years. In 1974, Kumon published a book titled The Secret of Kumon Math , leading to a doubling of its size in the next two years. [ 2 ] Kumon opened its first United States locations in 1983, [ 3 ] and by 1985, Kumon reached 1.4 million students.
For example, in edX's first MOOC—a circuits and electronics course—students built virtual circuits in an online lab. [25] edX offers certificates of successful completion and some courses are credit-eligible. Whether or not a college or university offers credit for an online course is within the sole discretion of the school.
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Maker education is an offshoot of the maker movement, which Time magazine described as "the umbrella term for independent innovators, designers and tinkerers. A convergence of computer hackers and traditional artisans, the niche is established enough to have its own magazine, Make, as well as hands-on Maker Faires that are catnip for DIYers who used to toil in solitude". [3]
Content creation or content creative is the act of producing and sharing information or media content for specific audiences, particularly in digital contexts. According to Dictionary.com, content refers to "something that is to be expressed through some medium, as speech, writing or any of various arts" [1] for self-expression, distribution, marketing and/or publication.