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Stephen Downes

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True, a couple of comments make the point that this article is more rant than research. Fair enough. But I still think it's a good point to make to say that we shouldn't think of lifelong learning as being the same as spending a lifetime taking courses. After a while, people learn to be able to learn on their own, and so we should expect that by 'lifelong learning' we mean more learning and fewer courses. Now it is true that a lot of people call themselves 'lifelong learners'. I am one. But I'm quite sure I won't be going back to university any time soon.

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