The App Store and Google Play together already offer more than two million different applications that entertain or pass the time, each in its own way. We quickly get tired of most of them and look for new, innovative and useful ones. Almost everyone has a smartphone these days. Why not put it to good use and gain additional knowledge with its help?
There are a number of different applications that you they help in language learning, programming or they introduce you to the news of a certain field. Some focus on publishing news from the business world, others offer you entire study programs and lectures by renowned and successful people.
We have collected and presented something for you of the best educational apps, which they offer App Store for iOS and Google Play Store for Android. Some are only available for iOS.
iTunes U
iTunes U gives you access to full lectures from leading universities and offers the world's largest digital catalog of free educational content. You can download everything to yours iPhone, iPad or iPod touch. Whether you're majoring in molecular biology at university, learning Spanish in high school, or just have an informative interest in European history, you now have a valuable tool to help you educate yourself about anything, anywhere, anytime. You can purchase the app at itunes.apple.com
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TED
TED Talks is a collection of short video lectures that include successful people from the business world and renowned professors from academia. Since its launch in 2010, the app has been available for more than 1000 different video lectures. We are sure that everyone will find something interesting and educational for themselves. Of course, knowledge of English is a requirement, as with most applications. In the video, an example of one of the shorter lectures by a 12-year-old programmer. You can purchase the app at play.google.com.
Udemy
Udemy is an educational platform that offers thousands of courses from hundreds of different fields. This is a great way to brush up on a particular subject or learn a subject for the first time. The app is an extension of the online platform that has been around for some time. With the help of the application, you can browse through different courses, some of which are paid, while the rest are free. They range from learning foreign languages, software development, graphic design to cooking courses.
Udacity
Udacity is already a well-known application for hosting free online courses. It covers topics like robotics, computer science, mobile development and much more. The mobile app serves as a portal to your ordered or available courses on Udacity. You can see what the requirements are for enrolling in the course and if you will be awarded with a certificate after completing the lectures. All recordings and materials are available for viewing on your phone or tablet. However, in case you are traveling by plane or somewhere where there is no internet access, you can download the lectures for offline use.
Duolingo
Duolingo is the best and award-winning foreign language learning app. It guides you step by step through the lessons, from basic words and conjugations to building larger sentences and also pronunciation. The app doesn't let you into the next lessons until you pass the live tests. It offers learning German, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese. Good knowledge of English is required to learn foreign languages with the help of Duolingo.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy is a website that has shown the potential of being compared to Wikipedia. It's a site that helps you brush up on a wide range of topics, from algebra to art history. The educational content is authentic, direct and presented in a simple way. Most of the videos are poorly edited and not hosted by professional speakers. However, they are recorded by real experts who want to give you their knowledge in an open and simple way. Everything is free.
Coursera
Coursera offers free courses from top universities. Learn from the best professors by watching high-quality lectures. You can achieve a high level of knowledge through interactive tasks and by collaborating with a global community of students. Thus, you prepare for each subject with the help of video lectures, take many quizzes, assignments and finally take the final exam, which you determine in a time period that suits you.
Codecademy: Hour of Code
Finally, an application that will help you acquire programming skills. It includes lessons in the programming languages Javascript, HTML/CSS, PHP, Python, Ruby and API. An excellent way for novice programmers to learn or consolidate their knowledge. More at itunes.apple.com.
