In today’s „Top 5“ edition, Tiburon-TV is looking at new and innovative approaches to education. Myngle, Busuu, Lingueo and sofatutor are all about learning the Web 2.0 way, whereas Twidox offers lots of precious resources for educational institutions.
Multi-awards winner Myngle.com operates a platform for online language education combining quality teaching and community. The Netherlands-based startup was founded by ex-eBay and Berlitz language company employees. Myngle asks people to pay about 300-400 Euro up front for lessons and thus is booking 20,000 Euro per month.
Language learning community Busuu.com is a project of the UNESCO’s year of learning languages. Madrid-based Busuu uses an integrated video-chat application where students can connect with native speakers for free. The startup has been nominated twice for the European TechCrunch Awards.
Another marketplace for learning languages is Lingueo.com. Courses in more than 40 languages can be taken in a personalized class any time, any place. You do not have to download anything and the only things you need are a microphone and a webcam.
Sofatutor.com is a virtual tutoring system with user generated videos for pupils and students. The Berlin-based interactive video platform has been launched in March 2009 and offers more than 1700 tutoring videos. Click here to watch a two-minute pitch from Plugg conference.
Twidox is another startup targeting the education market - although not a traditional learning website. The free online library offers an open education resource feature where universities can create a university system to share all their learn material, lecture handouts and research similar to MIT’s OpenCourseWare.
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Multi-awards winner Myngle.com operates a platform for online language education combining quality teaching and community. The Netherlands-based startup was founded by ex-eBay and Berlitz language company employees. Myngle asks people to pay about 300-400 Euro up front for lessons and thus is booking 20,000 Euro per month.
Language learning community Busuu.com is a project of the UNESCO’s year of learning languages. Madrid-based Busuu uses an integrated video-chat application where students can connect with native speakers for free. The startup has been nominated twice for the European TechCrunch Awards.
Another marketplace for learning languages is Lingueo.com. Courses in more than 40 languages can be taken in a personalized class any time, any place. You do not have to download anything and the only things you need are a microphone and a webcam.
Sofatutor.com is a virtual tutoring system with user generated videos for pupils and students. The Berlin-based interactive video platform has been launched in March 2009 and offers more than 1700 tutoring videos. Click here to watch a two-minute pitch from Plugg conference.
Twidox is another startup targeting the education market - although not a traditional learning website. The free online library offers an open education resource feature where universities can create a university system to share all their learn material, lecture handouts and research similar to MIT’s OpenCourseWare.
Next Monday is all about Social Networks. Have a great week!
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