In support of the global crisis generated by COVID-19, various platforms in the region and the world offer access to a wide variety of online courses:

• Organización de Estados Iberoamericanos para la Educación, la Ciencia y la Cultura (OEI) 

It offers free and open access to educational administrations, teachers, families, students, and numerous educational and cultural contents: https://www.oei.es/Educacion/recursoseducativosoei/presentacion 
Materials and resources for teachers: https://www.oei.es/Educacion/recursoseducativosoei/materiales-y-recursos-de-secundaria-y-primaria

• SeedRocket Startup Homeschool – #YoEmprendoEnCasa

Daily and free webinars for entrepreneurs, totally free from March 18, 2020: https://www.seedrocket.com/eventos/startup-homeschool-yoemprendoencasa/

• Structuralia

More than 400 specialized courses in different areas. As a special measure during this emergency, people can also obtain  certificates of courses that are successfully completed: https://iklox.structuralia.com/ 

• Miridadax

MOOCS: https://miriadax.net/home?timestamp= 

• COURSERA

Free access for institutions and people. The training institution can organize a course space for its participants. It contains more than 3800 courses and 400 specializations: https://www.coursera.org/

• Google Activate

The majority of the courses are free, and approved by industry experts, top entrepreneurs and some of the world’s leading employers: https://learndigital.withgoogle.com/activate

• CANVAS

Lifelong learning and professional development for educators go hand-in-hand with Canvas Network's open, online courses, taught by experts and institutions worldwide: https://www.canvas.net/

LMS - Learning Management System

A Learning Management System (LMS) is a software-based platform that facilitates the management, delivery, and measurement of an organization’s corporate e-learning programmes. The powerhouse of a complete learning technology solution, an LMS is a fundamental component of an effective learning strategy.

The selection of the best one for each institution depends on many factors, some of them refer to: ease of use, number of users / participants it allows, compatibility with other formats and services (videos, audios, youtube, etc.), the possibility to integrate networks and social tools to promote the exchange and sociability of the participants.

Among the free ones, the following stand out:

• Moodle: https://moodle.com/
  Moodle is the world’s open source learning platform that allows educators to create a private space online and easily build courses and activities with flexible software tools for collaborative online learning.

• Chamilo: https://chamilo.org/en/
  3 characteristics stand out: simplicity of use; visual appeal and server side efficiency.

• Canvas LMS: https://www.instructure.com/canvas/en-gb/products
  Mainly geared towards universities and schools, based on an expandable and flexible framework, it can be easily adapted to individual needs.
  

Other options to explore:

• Blackboard
  Provides a strong, open source foundation for competency-based blended, online and professional learning to drive institutional and organizational effectiveness.: https://www.blackboard.com/es-lac

• Wormhole Campus
  Allows interactaction, community creation, teaching through micro learning, promoting communication, and gamifying the training. Live Learning, the evolution of e-learning: https://www.wormholeit.com/en/campus-en/

 

Search on Unesco website for more tools and resources: "Distance learning solutions".