Khan Academy and a new model for education
Khan Academy is a website dedicated to providing educational videos to anyone in the world for free. They have a goal of changing the face of education by letting people educate themselves on many different topics. Creating an account on the website is simple and takes almost no time at all. The user account will keep track of the videos you watch, the practice problems completed, and your overall progress, as well as give you access to "coaches" who can help you if you are having difficulties with a particular topic. What is truly amazing about the site is the diversity of the topics covered. You can pick videos from the categories of science, math, computer science, economics, and the humanities (art, history, etc). Many of the videos are 10 minutes or shorter. The videos are well laid out and have the purpose of helping the viewer learn the material in a quick and easy manner. I feel the most revolutionary aspect of Khan Academy is the fact th...