Academic Earth is an organization founded in 2008 by professors that provides free online video courses and lectures from top universities like NYU, Georgetown, Harvard, and MIT. Its mission is to give everyone access to a world-class education. An example of a highly rated lecture is Yale professor Donald Kagan's "Introduction to Ancient Greek History." Academic Earth saves time and does not require strong reading skills, but users need good English listening skills as content is only available in English and requires internet access.

1. Academic Earth
Omnia Abdulla Alhashmi
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2. Outline
Definition of Academic Earth
Missions of Academic Earth
Names of some Participated universities
An example of top ratted lecture
Advantages
Disadvantages
Quiz link

3. Definition of Academic Earth
It is an organization that has a website, founded in
2008 by a group of professors.

4. Missions of Academic Earth
the main purpose of founding this website is to give
everyone on earth the access to a world-
class education, by learning from full online video
courses and lectures from the world’s leading
scholars.

5. Names of some Participated
universities
NYU All participated
Georgetown universities are
Michigan private, and located in
Harvard US.
MIT
Yale The participated
USC universities have the
Maryland world’s top scholars.

6. An example of top ratted lecture
Introduction to Ancient Greek History of Donald
Kagan/ Yale

7. Advantages
Academic Earth:
Saves time
Does not required high English reading skills
Has trusted academic information
Has various academic information
Has free access to the information

8. Disadvantages
Academic Earth:
Needs good English listening skills
Offers the information in English only
Can be accessed through the internet only

9. Quiz link
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/KZTFF28