There has never been a better time to be a learner.
I am confused with the above sentence because I feel that it means being a learner is not a good thing. I think the writer meant 'being a learner now is better' so I feel that it should be 'there has never been a better time to be a learner than today.' Can you clarify the meaning of this sentence to me?
This sentence is the opening sentence of a news story found here. The first few sentences read:
There has never been a better time to be learner. MOOCs rose to prominence a little over four years ago, and they have grown to total a staggering 5000+ courses from 600 universities around the world.
Best Answer
'There has never been a better time' directly means that the best time to do something is now. Something has just opened up that will help you ease yourself into the subject of the sentence, so: "There has never been a better time to be a learner" is implying that their learning service is a great opportunity for someone to start on the path of being an avid learner.
"There has never been" pretty much implies that this is the first. It means that something like this has never 'been' (or happened) before.