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Learn while having fun, without being distracted. This is YouTube’s goal. The platform continues its desire to develop more educational content. Several tools have been unveiled for students, educational platforms and content creators.
Streaming learning: the new trend
If more and more Internet users are turning to educational content, YouTube has understood this trend very well, which continues to be confirmed. On the platform, explanatory videos are a hit and for 93% of users, Youtube has even become a source of information.
The streaming platform has just announced the launch of its new player for companies specializing in educational content. baptized YouTube Player for Educationthe tool allows you to watch educational videos without being interrupted by advertisements, “in order to avoid all distractions”.
“Every day, teachers and students around the world use YouTube to learn, and YouTube Player for Education will help learning in schools by allowing students to tackle new topics without distraction.“said Quim Sabrià, CEO and Co-Founder, EDpuzzle, Inc.
For the moment, YouTube has only partnered with companies in the United States, with the Google Classroom, EDpuzzle, Purdue University and Purdue Global platforms.
Free online courses
If YouTube wants to establish itself in the education market, the platform does not forget its content creators. From now on, “qualified” creators will be able to give courses for free, or for a fee, to users. The paid version will allow you to have no ads and play videos in the background. This novelty will be launched in test in 2023 in the United States and South Korea.
To encourage engagement, YouTube also unveiled “Quizzes”. As its name suggests, this new tool will allow creators to create online tests to check the knowledge acquired by their subscribers who have taken their course. This option will be launched in beta test in the coming months. In addition, it will be open to all creators with access to the “Community” tab.
Previously, YouTube had already launched into the world of education in 2021, with the multicultural project “Planet Classroom Network“.