(updated 29 May 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:
ACS: Resources for teaching your Chemistry class online: a free to read collection
American Association of Physics Teachers shares remote teaching resources for physics educators
Annual Reviews removes access control in response to COVID-19 pandemic
Booklist announces free online access for all
Cambridge University Press increases coronavirus support for academic customers
CCC’s links to learning-at-home resources
Cengage offers free access to digital learning materials for those impacted by COVID-19
Coursera: Take student learning online in response to coronavirus
Duke University Press offers free access to various syllabi for preparing courses
EBSCO creates COVID-19 resources site
IEEE: Free access to IEEE eLearning Courses
Incision Academy provides free access to its e-learning academy for 4 weeks (sign up required)
Medicom: Free access to the Medicom Conference Report library for countries affected by COVID-19
JoVE is offering all educational science video through June 15
OUP makes education and home learning resources free
ProQuest: Coronavirus-Impacted Libraries Get Unlimited Access to Ebook Central Holdings
RSC supports for teachers working remotely during COVID-19
General education materials and primary resources:
Bangkok Prep is sharing online learning resources during COVID-19 NEW!
Coursera Together: Free online learning during COVID-19
Free learning resources provided by publishers and related organizations (Hong Kong)
IET: Free STEM education resources for young people
Japanese publishers offer children easy access to e-learning
McGraw-Hill: Support for schools and learners affected by Coronavirus
McGraw-Hill makes digital test prep resources available for free in response to COVID-19 crisis
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
Scribd is giving away 1 month of unlimited access for free
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.
Singapore Airlines opens e-Library content to all customers NEW!
Remote meeting/teaching tools:
Explore distance learning resources for schools affected by COVID-19
Microsoft, Google, and Zoom offer free remote working tools
For well-being and recreation:
The Digital Concert Hall now free for everyone
Google Arts & Culture app brings the great artists to you
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