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100 1 _aKamenetz, Anya,
_d1980-
_961689
245 1 0 _aDIY U :
_bedupunks, edupreneurs, and the coming transformation of higher education /
_cAnya Kamenetz.
246 2 _aDo-it-yourself U
260 _aWhite River Junction, Vt. :
_bChelsea Green Pub.,
_cc2010.
300 _axiv, 196 p. ;
_c22 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aHistory : 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.
526 _aBBS
650 0 _aEducation, Higher
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aEducational change
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aCollege costs
_zUnited States.
_961690
650 0 _aAlternative education
_zUnited States.
_961691
852 1 _aAyesha Abed Library
_cGeneral Stacks
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_cBK
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