RefSeek's guide to the 25 best online resources for finding free educational videos. With the exception of BrainPOP and Cosmeo, all listed sites offer their extensive video libraries for free and without registration.
Academic Earth Academic Earth
Thousands of video lectures from the world's top scholars.
academicearth.org
Big Think Big Think
Video interviews with 600+ thought leaders in a range of fields.
bigthink.com
Brightstorm Brightstorm
Short-form online video lessons by professional educators. Free math lessons.
brightstorm.com
CosmoLearning CosmoLearning
Aggregator of free, online video lessons and documentaries.
cosmolearning.com
Coursera Coursera
Lectures taught by world-class professors and reinforced through interactive exercises.
coursera.org
EdX EdX
Courses designed specifically for interactive study via the web.
edx.org
The Futures Channel Futures Channel
High quality multimedia content ideal for use in the classroom.
thefutureschannel.com
Howcast Howcast
Professional and user-generated how-to videos.
www.howcast.com
Internet Archive Internet Archive
Collection of more than two-hundred thousand free historical videos, many academic.
archive.org
iTunes U iTunes U
Free lectures, language lessons, audiobooks, and more accessible via Apple iTunes.
Apple iTunes - Apple iTunes Software
Khan Academy Khan Academy
Self-pased learning with extensive video library, interactive challenges, and assessments.
khanacademy.org
Annenberg Media's Learner.org Learner.org
Professionally developed programming for K-12 classrooms.
learner.org
Math TV Math TV
Professional video lessons in mathematics. Covers basic math through calculus.
mathtv.com
MIT Open CourseWare MIT Open CourseWare
Lectures and course materials for students, teachers, and self-learners.
ocw.mit.edu | Also see: OpenCourseWare Finder
MIT Video MIT Video
Guide to more than 11,000 interesting MIT videos and lectures.
video.mit.edu/
NeoK12 NeoK12
Aggregator of high-quality educational videos from around the Web.
www.neok12.com
Research Channel ResearchChannel
3,500 videos from distinguished researchers and scholars.
youtube.com/user/ResearchChannel
PBS Video PBS
Free videos from your favorite PBS programs, including NOVA and Frontline.
video.pbs.org
SchoolTube SchoolTube
Video sharing platform for schools featuring original content created by students.
www.schooltube.com
SchoolsWorld SchoolsWorld
Engaging, professional videos and practical resources for educator development.
www.schoolsworld.tv
Snag Films SnagFilms
Library of free, full-length documentary films.
www.snagfilms.com
Teacher Tube TeacherTube
Online aggregator of educational videos.
www.teachertube.com
TED TED
Fascinating presentations by the world's leading thinkers and doers.
www.ted.org
Videojug Videojug
Collection of videos from professors, professionals, coaches, teachers, and consultants.
www.videojug.com
WatchKnowLearn WatchKnowLearn
Comprehensive online directory of educational videos aggregated from across the Web.
www.watchknowlearn.org
WonderHowTo WonderHowTo
Search engine and directory of free how-to videos.
www.wonderhowto.com
Open Yale Courses Open Yale Courses
Free access to a selection of introductory Yale courses.
oyc.yale.edu
YouTube EDU YouTube EDU
Free lectures from more than one hundred colleges and universities.
www.youtube.com/edu | Also see: Talks@Google
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Hulu Hulu
Joint venture between NBC Universal and News Corp. Features TV shows and movies.
www.hulu.com | Also see: PBS, National Geographic
Metacafe Metacafe
Specializes in short-form original video content.
www.metacafe.com
Vimeo Vimeo
Upload, share, and explore user-generated videos.
www.vimeo.com
YouTube YouTube
Hosts millions of user-generated and professional videos.
www.youtube.com