YouTube is introducing a slew of new products that cater for education and learning on the platform which includes a new ad-free video player as well as tools specific for educational content creators. In a blog post yesterday, YouTube announced the YouTube Player for Education, a new embedded player that shows content on commonly used education apps without ads, external links or recommendations.
YouTube said that this will allow viewers “avoid distractions” and will be open to select partners soon. These include education tech companies such as Google Classroom, Purdue University, Purdue Global and EDpuzzle.
Besides that, YouTube also released new tools for educational content creators, including ways to charge viewers for their videos. Starting in 2023, certain creators will also be able to make free or paid “courses” with playlists of videos set up for their audiences. Should viewers buy a particular course from these creators, they’ll be able to watch the content ad-free and play the videos in the background. For its initial release, these courses will only be available in a beta programme in South Korea and the United States.
In the same blog post, YouTube also announced a new quiz feature that creators can set up in the community tab on their channel that relates to the educational content that they produce. This quiz feature will be released in beta in the next few months, with the full version set to be available to creators next year.
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