AUTODIDACTISM - self learning without masters

The generic web encyclopaedia Wikipedia states that............. Autodidacticism (also autodidactism) or self-education (also self-learning and self-teaching) is education without the guidance of masters (such as teachers and professors) or institutions (such as schools). Generally, autodidacts are individuals who choose the subject they will study, their studying material, and the studying rhythm and time. Autodidacts may or may not have formal education, and their study may be either a complement or an alternative to formal education. Many notable contributions have been made by autodidacts.

Self-learning techniques include: reading educational texts, watching educational videos and listening to educational audio recordings. (Wikipedia end)

The above definition is from Wikipedia which we use to define what is generally accepted by the public as a definition for a particular word or statement. In the relation to what we define as autodidacticism it is useful to look at the accepted list of famous autodidacts and make a summation on what learning resources each famous autodidact used to self-educate. If we look at Leonardo da Vinci for example, google didn't exist so he must have learnt in the main through observation and practice.................... etc

list of autodidacts on wikipedia		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_autodidacts
Autodidacticism - subject matter page on wikipedia		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autodidacticism
Pedagogy, Andragogy, & Heutagogy		University of Illinois Centre for On-line Learning, Research and Service - CLICK HERE