It's Becoming An iLecture World

By making hundreds of lectures from elite academic institutions available online for free, Apple is reinvigorating the minds of people who have been estranged from the world of ideas.For several years universities have posted recorded lectures on their internal websites, giving students a chance to brush up on their classes or catch ones they missed. The universities want to promote themselves to parents and prospective students, as well as strengthen ties with alumni. Some also see their mission as sharing the ivory tower's intellectual riches with the rest of the world. Read more at:
http://www.latimes.com/news/education/la-fi-podclass24nov24,1,2641233.story?coll=la-news-learning&ctrack=1&cset=true