Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy (khanacademy.org)

I have on and off mentioned the benefits of self-driven e-learning using sites like Khan Academy, and now Reddit has a great Ask Me Anything (AMA) column w/ Salman Khan himself — the founder of the online teaching haven that many students and individuals worldwide have benefitted from, just by having internet access and the time to go through each one of his lessons. The session has been really interesting w/ a lot of excellent questions about the future of e-learning. As an added bonus, Michael Nielsen, a key figure in quantum computing, ends up collaborating directly via the site to everyone’s “Newtonesque” appreciation of the entire scene unfolding…Either way: enlightening and encouraging in the end, above all. [Reddit]