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neptath · 4253 days ago · link · · parent · post: Computers Will Now Grade Your College-Level Essays - NYTimes.com
TED is definitely more focused on breadth and variety of subject matter, as cW mentioned above, so in the respect of "higher-level education," it may not replace traditional colleges. Khan, however, offers multiple lectures of increasing difficulty on an increasingly wide range of topics, from Basic Addition to Differential Calculus to the art of the Baroque period, along with exercises for some topics. It's certainly lacking in some departments (notably, there are no Writing, Philosophy, or Foreign Language classes which are so prevalent in traditional institutions) and the experience is completely void of any personal and social interaction, but it's certainly a good model for things to come, as you said.