▁attribute ▁of ▁a ▁learning ▁society ▁requires ▁that , ▁like ▁many ▁products ▁on ▁a ▁global ▁market , ▁education ▁becomes ▁a ▁comm od ity ▁and ▁that ▁students ▁or ▁participants ▁in ▁the ▁learning ▁process ▁become ▁consum ers , ▁able ▁to ▁pick ▁and ▁choose ▁the ▁types ▁of ▁education ▁that ▁they ▁would ▁like , ▁to ▁suit ▁their ▁own ▁personal ▁prefer ences . ▁This ▁would ▁be ▁facil itated ▁through ▁techn ological ▁adv ances ▁that ▁allow ▁students ▁to ▁access ▁learning ▁resources ▁( and ▁qual ifications ) ▁glob ally . ▁Under ▁this ▁attribute , ▁education ▁would ▁then ▁become ▁tail ored ▁towards ▁providing ▁“ customer ▁satisfaction ” ▁to ▁become ▁econom ically ▁just ifiable . ▁ ▁Current ▁models ▁of ▁learning ▁soci eties ▁today ▁ ▁Australia ▁and ▁UK ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁pre val ent ▁examples ▁is ▁the ▁model ▁of ▁the ▁Open ▁Univers ities , ▁common ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁Australia . ▁They ▁allow ▁students ▁to ▁work ▁towards ▁qual ifications ▁acc red ited ▁by ▁existing ▁higher ▁educational ▁institutions ▁but ▁‘ cher ry - pick ’ ▁the ▁courses ▁they ▁have ▁a ▁preference ▁for , ▁while ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁conduct ing ▁their ▁learning ▁online . ▁This ▁is ▁best ▁typ ified ▁by ▁a ▁test imon ial ▁found ▁on ▁the ▁Open ▁Univers ities ▁Australia ▁website : ▁“ St ud ying ▁through ▁O U A ▁is ▁very ▁reward ing , ▁particularly ▁if ▁you ▁are ▁a ▁motiv ated ▁and ▁patient ▁person . ▁It ▁also ▁offers ▁the ▁flex ibility ▁that ▁you ▁simply ▁can ’ t ▁get ▁with ▁a ▁brick - and - mort ar ▁university , ▁which ▁is ▁definitely