Vuclip unveils mobile video education channel

Vuclip has launched its new mobile video channel, edu (edu.vuclip.com), an education portal.

The channel will provide educational videos for K-12 and higher education, which can be watched on any of the 5,500 different types of internet-enabled mobile phones, including the most basic to the most advanced handsets.

The channel currently supports educational videos in English but will include course material in other languages as well.

The portal will provide free access to thousands of educational videos from Khan Academy, the world's premier not-for-profit education organization that offers free micro-lectures in mathematics, history, healthcare, medicine, finance, physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, economics, computer science and other subjects. To date, Khan Academy has delivered over 234 million lessons worldwide.

Dr Nickhil Jakatdar, CEO and founder of Vuclip said, "Almost 30 percent of all respondents from India were under 18 years, while 40 percent were between 18-25 years. More than half of respondents in India cited money as the biggest obstacle to getting an education of their choice. However, Indians are relatively more open to learning at home, with only 18 percent preferring to learn in a school, compared to the global average of 25 percent in favor of a school environment."