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Well, most (all?) public universities let you check out books from their libraries without being enrolled. And many professors will let you sit in on lectures i

Well, most (all?) public universities let you check out books from their libraries without being enrolled. And many professors will let you sit in on lectures if you're polite and not a disturbance. So in that sense it's been possible to 'mooch free learning' off of universities for some time. But this takes away the barrier of having to actually visit a campus. I think of it as 'freemium' marketing, but for academia.

eru 16y ago
> So in that sense it's been possible to 'mooch free learning' off of universities for some time. They are more stingy with grading your exercise questions, because that takes time. But if you are genuinely interested, you can probably find someone to grade your stuff; or if you are advanced enough, just try to write a paper. Professors will probably help you, even if you are not in a university. (Just offer co-authorship, if necessary.)