Top 25 Rated Learning Websites
I am in the midst of reviewing literature for my dissertation and came across a very interesting paper from the International Journal of Self-Directed Learning (Volume 11, Number 1, Spring 2014), “Analyzing the human learning and development potential of websites available for informal learning” (p. 12) and wanted to share a handy list included in the work. After developing a list 305 free websites for informal learning, eight criteria were used to evaluate each and all were placed into one of six categories. Included in the paper is a list of the top 25 rated learning websites according to this study. Here is that listing (Table 3, p. 19).
Language Learning
- Livemocha (http://www.livemocha.com/)
- BBC Learning English (http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/)
- ChinesePod (http://chinesepod.com/)
Outdoor / Adventure learning
- Earthducation (http://lt.umn.edu/earthducation/)
- Jon Bowermaster (http://www.jonbowermaster.com/)
- Nautilus Live (http://www.nautiluslive.org/)
- Explore (http://www.explore.org/)
Social Change / Global Learning
- iCivics (http://www.icivics.org/)
Virtual Education
- MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) (http://ocw.mit.edu)
- MIT OpenCourseWare (OCW) Highlights for High School (http://ocw.mit.edu/high-school)
- Khan Academy (http://www.khanacademy.org)
- Open University UK-OpenLearn (http://www.open.uk/openlearn/)
- Ed Tech talk (http://edtechtalk.com/)
- John Hopkins OpenCourseWare (http://ocw.jhsph.edu/)
- NASA for Educators (http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/index.html)
- Coursera (https://www.coursera.org/)
- Smithsonian (http://www.si.edu/)
Learning Portals
Shared Online Video
- National Geographic Education (http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/)
- Academic Earth (http://academicearth.org/)
- Discovery News Video (http://news.discovery.com/videos/)
- Wonder How To Videos (http://www.wonderhowto.com/)
- Explo.tv (http://www.exploratorium.edu/tv/index.php)
- Link TV (http://www.linktv.org/)
What do you think? Any of these new to you?