01966nam a2200301 a 4500 16060743 120516s2010 vtu b 001 0 eng d 2009054136 9781603582346 1603582347 DLC DLC BTCTA YDXCP C#P BWX HNW DLC BD-DhAAL 378.73 22 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., c2010. xiv, 196 p. ; 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. 00025176 Education, Higher United States. Educational change United States. College costs United States. Alternative education United States. Ayesha Abed Library General shelf 1 12166 12166 0 0 0 378_730000000000000_KAM 0 20199 BRACUL BRACUL GEN 2012-05-16 Trim Education 1375.00 2 9 378.73 KAM 3010025176 2015-12-20 2015-11-02 1 2012-05-16 BK