Do you thirst for knowledge? You may want to take a look at Khan Academy. Khan Academy is a continual teaching tool that anyone can use, for free. With backing from donors like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Google, Khan Academy offers high quality education in everything from Intro to Programming, to Maths, and Art History.
Khan Academy’s slogan is simple “For free. For everyone. Forever” and offers users a more streamlined way to learn about specific topics with the help of practice experiences and instructional videos and all from one common source. So whatever the topic or subject that you would like to know more about, chances are, Khan Academy can help.
The free learning resource has now released its Android app in beta today, allowing users to watch tutorials on a range of subjects including math, science, art, history and programming. The nonprofit has created over 5,000 videos to date, and now they’re all available through the app’s simple interface.
You can’t just jump onto the Play Store and grab the app, however, you’ll need to opt into the beta in order to become a tester, and only then will you be granted permission to download it.
While you can watch Khan Academy videos on YouTube, the app lets you view transcripts, add clips to a list to watch later or download, and track your progress as you advance through lessons.
The app is rather basic at present and doesn’t yet include the interactive exercises found on the site and in the iOS version. Hopefully those will arrive along with Chromecast support and playback speed control in the final release.
If you’d like to try the app, you can join up on the official Google+ page (optional) and download the app from the Play Store or on APK Mirror. You may see some “Listing Unavailable” errors if you visit on your computer but everything should work if you try to join up using your phone.
So, what are you waiting for? Go learn something today!
