The concept of education has been experiencing changes in the modern world.

The way individuals

acquire knowledge and become involved in the society has gone beyond the legacy methods of education
towards what today is known as learning. The aforementioned knowledge encompasses science,
philosophy, or even spirituality in such a way that the continuous evolution in every aspect gives rise to
the need of update the information much faster than before. This fact that affects society no matter the
age or economic condition demands a culture of learning in the life span, namely a life-long learning. In
particular, this paper provides with a Literature Review of the life-long learning definitions, importance,
benefits and barriers