02301cam a2200421 a 4500 68138 68138 BJBSDDR 20230410123919.0 ta 100120s2010 vtu b 001 0 eng 9781603582346 1603582347 16060743 (OCoLC)ocn449895015 DLC DLC eng eng n-us--- LA 227.4 K15d 2010 378.73 Kamenetz, Anya, 1980- DIY U : edupunks, edupreneurs, and the coming transformation of higher education / Anya Kamenetz. Do-it-yourself U White River Junction, Vt. : Chelsea Green Pub., 2010. xiv, 196 pages ; 22 cm. 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. Education, Higher United States. Educational change United States. College costs United States. Alternative education United States. Educación superior Estados Unidos 2327 Cambio educativo Estados Unidos 16492 Costos universitarios Estados Unidos 6964 Educación alternativa Estados Unidos 28362 Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1004/2009054136-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1004/2009054136-d.html lcc BK YSL 0 0 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2023-04-10 0 LA 227.4 K15d 2010 00000104111 2018-10-25 00:00:00 1 2018-10-25 BK