One amazing advancement of the internet since its inception, is the ability to do online courses. This opens up way more options for people looking to upgrade their education, or complete a degree. People can now work two jobs and still take University calibre courses, or upgrade courses that they have missed and are unable to end physically.
Of course people don’t get the same recognition that they might by actually attending Universities, but it is an excellent starting point. As well for people who just want to learn more it provides them a challenging and based on your viewpoint an entertaining form of doing that. It is obviously not right for everyone but at the very least you can gain new understanding and insights into new territories of knowledge.