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![Screen Shot 2015-12-22 at 5.49.18 PM](https://img.money.com/2015/12/screen-shot-2015-12-22-at-5-49-18-pm.png)

Salman Khan, creator of the [Khan Academy](https://www.khanacademy.org), predicts that college will look different in the not-so-distant future.

**Lectures will be accessed through online videos.** This will be beneficial for all students, for they will be able to learn at their own time and pace.

**Textbooks will become obsolete.** Students will have fatter pockets, thanks to the Internet. Khan believes all material will be available for free online.

**There will be alternate routes to achieve goals.** Students will be able to ditch the traditional method of education, without sacrificing the quality.

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