A very interesting article.  Is it all about "education" as the comment from Natascha indicates or is it about individual learning?  Not only in 'higher education', but in "K12 education", also.  Why can't we call it K12 learning and Higher learning?  Why does it have to be education, by the way check out the word educations Latin derivative....

http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2012/nov/11/online-free-learning-end-of-university