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DIY U : edupunks, edupreneurs, and the coming transformation of higher education / Anya Kamenetz.

By: Publication details: White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub., c2010.Description: xiv, 196 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9781603582346
  • 1603582347
Other title:
  • Do-it-yourself U
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 378.73 22
LOC classification:
  • LA227.4 .K36 2010
Online resources:
Contents:
History : how college-for-all became part of the American dream -- Sociology : human capital and meritocracy, race and class--can we build a system that works for everybody? -- Economics : why college tuition is caught in a cost spiral, and how to stop it -- Computer science : open content, virtual-reality and smartphone classrooms, serious games, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and robotic telescopes -- Independent study : free and open-source education; vocational, experiential, and self-learning -- Commencement : what the transformation of the university might mean for the future of humanity -- Resource guide for a do-it-yourself education : a four part guide for the student who wants to hack her own education; includes a listing of web sites of organizations mentioned in the text.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

History : how college-for-all became part of the American dream -- Sociology : human capital and meritocracy, race and class--can we build a system that works for everybody? -- Economics : why college tuition is caught in a cost spiral, and how to stop it -- Computer science : open content, virtual-reality and smartphone classrooms, serious games, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and robotic telescopes -- Independent study : free and open-source education; vocational, experiential, and self-learning -- Commencement : what the transformation of the university might mean for the future of humanity -- Resource guide for a do-it-yourself education : a four part guide for the student who wants to hack her own education; includes a listing of web sites of organizations mentioned in the text.

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