They are on the web, where anybody can access them. The source of competitive advantage is increasingly in the ability of people to be flexible and continuously come up with new solutions and also new questions that require solutions. The idea of teachers or lecturers talking to students, who store the knowledge offered for later retrieval and application, is out of date. It worked when most people did not have access to books, never mind the internet. But it is too slow, narrow and shallow.
Education needs a rethink if it is to provide real value.
Luckily technological innovation has been accompanied by developments in psychology, education and sciences that give us a better understanding of the human brain. Learning is natural. You cannot prevent people from doing it. We know that a rich sensory environment is more conducive to learning than a sensory deprived one. We know about motivation and the importance of removing fear, which blocks learning.