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Agarwal believes that education is about to change dramatically. The reason is the power of the Web and its associated data-crunching technologies. Thanks to these changes, it’s now possible to stream video classes with sophisticated interactive elements, and researchers can scoop up student data that could help them make teaching more effective. The technology is powerful, fairly cheap, and global in its reach. EdX has said it hopes to teach a billion students.
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Which brings me to this graphic:
Also see:
- One man, one computer, 10 million students: How Khan Academy is reinventing education — from Forbes.com by Michael Noer