TY - BOOK AU - Kamenetz,Anya TI - DIY U: edupunks, edupreneurs, and the coming transformation of higher education SN - 9781603582346 AV - LA 227.4 K15d 2010 U1 - 378.73 PY - 2010/// CY - White River Junction, Vt. PB - Chelsea Green Pub. KW - Education, Higher KW - United States KW - Educational change KW - College costs KW - Alternative education KW - Educación superior KW - Estados Unidos KW - Cambio educativo KW - Costos universitarios KW - Educación alternativa N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1004/2009054136-b.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1004/2009054136-d.html ER -