Saturday, October 6, 2012

One World Schoolhouse

The Slate.com version is Salman Khan and YouTube...
Once upon a time, a brainy MIT graduate working as a hedge-fund analyst started tutoring his cousin in math and science online. He decided to make YouTube videos of his tutorials. The videos racked up millions of views and reached audiences around the world, and appreciative students offered stirring testimonials. After three years, the hedge-fund analyst quit his day job to set up an educational nonprofit called The Khan Academy. The mission: provide a world-class education to anyone, anywhere for free.
And he has a new book, The One World Schoolhouse: Education Reimagined: Salman Khan. Downloading....
Or then again, maybe not.

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