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Achieving a balance between the development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) development and teaching competences has become essential. The rapid evolution of the Web has presented universities with the challenge of preparing today’s academic staff for the ICT of the future. This article compares the developments of the Internet and the Web with those of education. The web influences people's way of thinking, doing and being, and people influence the development and content of the web. The evolution of the web from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 , web 3.0 , web 4.0 and now to Web 5.0 can be used as a metaphor of how education should also be evolving, as a movement from Education 1.0 towards that of Education 5.0. The Web, Internet, Social Media, and the evolving, emerging technologies have created a perfect storm or convergence of resources, tools, open and free information access. The result is not only a change in what individuals learn but how, why, and where they learn. Taking this one step further, or from another angle, moving from Education 1.0 to Education 5.0 can be likened to moving from Pedagogy/ Essentialism/ Instructivism through Andragogy/ Constructivism towards Heutagogy/ Connectivism tends to Peeragogy and Cybergogy. Education 1.0 is like the first generation of the Web, a largely one-way process. Education 2.0 includes more interaction between the teacher and student; student to student; and student to content/expert. Education 3.0 is a connectivist, heutagogical approach to teaching and learning. Eduation 4.0 establishes a blueprint for the future of learning – lifelong learning – from childhood schooling, to continuous learning in the workplace, to learning to play a better role in society. Education 5.0 could be understood as a critical examination of the use of technology and networked systems. It is time to consider a change of perspectives towards a stronger emphasis on personality development, basic values, empowerment, democracy and collective responsibility. Read less