Khan Academy TR library reaches 10,000 videos

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Founded by social entrepreneur Salman Khan in 2008 at the Silicon Valley, Khan Academy has published its 10,000th video lesson in Turkish. Khan’s first international affiliate, Khan Academy TR has been operating under the STFA Foundation for Translation of Scientific and Technical Publications, since 2012.

 

Khan Academy is often referred to as “The Pioneer of Online Learning”.  The platform is now offering free online lessons in 52 languages, having incorporated many more languages since the establishment of Khan Academy TRIt has delivered more than 300 million lessons in our country alone. During the pandemic, Khan Academy has been the most preferred resource for distance learning, used by 130 million students and 10 million teachers in more than 190 countries. Total number of people that learned with Khan Academy around the world is more than 500 million

 

Khan Academy’s content library includes a wide variety of subjects such as math, science, art history and economics for different levels and age groups, from pre-school to college with an approach of life-long learning. Apart from 10,000 Turkish videos, the platform offers more than 100,000 interactive exercises and articles. It also features an artificial intelligence that enables individuals to learn through a personalized path at their own time and own pace. Thanks to the reporting system, individuals have the opportunity to track their progress while parents and teachers are provided with advanced tools. Khan Academy aims to support not only anyone who wishes to learn, but also students registered in formal education systems. Thus, Khan Academy content is also available for students and teachers through the Educational Informatics Network, shortly known as EBA, in collaboration with the Turkish Ministry of National Education.

 

Khan Academy Turkish content library is the second largest after English among the platform’s 52 languages, reaching 10,000 online video lessons. Sponsored by the STFA Foundation for Translation of Scientific and Technical Publications, established by Sezai Türkeş, the late co-founder of STFA in 1992, Khan Academy TR has contributed to the education of 23.8 million Turkish speakers in the past decade. Combining corporate social responsibility and volunteering with a social mission to change education for the better; Khan Academy provides a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere, thanks to important supporters such as Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Carlos Slim, Google, Tata and STFA.

 

Khan Academy’s Turkish platform can be reached at https://tr.khanacademy.org and by sharing Khan Academy TR on social media, you can help us reach more people and offer them a free, world-class learning as well as teaching resource. With this message, we wish to share the exciting news with you by reminding that there are only a handful of education platforms across the world which offer 10,000 video lessons, and hope that, as a member of STFA Group, you share our pride and joy. Eid Mubarak!