Free educational resources provided to learners affected by coronavirus outbreak
(updated 18 Mar 2020) While schools in COVID-19 affected areas including China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Korea are still closing, many publishers or service providers are giving free, or nearly free solutions to help students and learners to study remotely. Here are a few of them:
Higher education and subject-specific collections
- Coursera: Take student learning online in response to coronavirus
- Free access to IEEE eLearning Courses
- Free access to the Medicom Conference Report library for countries affected by COVID-19
- JoVE is offering all educational science video through June 15
- ProQuest: Coronavirus-Impacted Libraries Get Unlimited Access to Ebook Central Holdings
General education materials and primary resources
- Free learning resources provided by publishers and related organizations (Hong Kong)
- Japanese publishers offer children easy access to e-learning
- Millie’s Library offers two months of free service to COVID-19 patients and those in home quarantine (South Korea)
- OverDrive: No cost and low-cost ebook and audiobook collections for your community
- Scholastic Offers Free Online Courses After Schools Close Due to Coronavirus
- Shmoop, an award-winning online education provider focused on high school and middle school students and teachers, offers free access to schools that have shut down as a result of the Coronavirus outbreak.
