Below are the most commonly used H5P content types in higher education. However, H5P has a wealth of other content types that you can explore at https://h5p.org/documentation/for-authors/tutorials
Interactive Book
Rapidly becoming the standard for larger modules, this format allows instructors to combine multiple H5P activities (such as videos, quizzes, and text) into a cohesive, multi-page layout featuring a built-in navigation menu and progress tracking.
Official Tutorial: How to Create an Interactive Book
Column
The most popular layout tool for mobile responsiveness. It allows instructors to stack multiple H5P content types (such as chart, followed by an image hotspot, followed by a question set) into a single, scrollable activity.
Official H5P Tutorial: How to Create a Column
Interactive Video
Enhances video-based learning by embedding multiple-choice questions, drag-and-drop interactions, and information overlays directly into the video timeline to check comprehension on the fly.
Official H5P Tutorial: How to Create an Interactive Video
Course Presentation
A highly active alternative to static PDFs or PowerPoint slides. Instructors can build a series of slides that incorporate audio, video, interactive questions, and web links.
Official H5P Tutorial: How to Create a Course Presentation
Question Set (Quiz)
An essential tool for formative assessment and knowledge checks, allowing instructors to build a sequence of various question types (multiple-choice, drag-and-drop, fill-in-the-blank) in one unified activity.
Official H5P Tutorial: How to Create a Question Set
Image Hotspots
Highly utilized in the sciences and humanities for exploring diagrams, maps, and visual processes. Learners click on specific areas of an image to reveal explanatory text, pictures, or video.
Official H5P Tutorial: How to Create Image Hotspots