DIY U
Subtitle: edupunks, edupreneurs, and the coming transformation of higher education
By: Anya Kamenetz
Publisher: Chelsea Green Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: White River Junction, Vt
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9781603582346
Other titles: Do-it-yourself U
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: History : how college-for-all became part of the American dream; title: Sociology : human capital and meritocracy, race and class; title: can we build a system that works for everybody?; title: Economics : why college tuition is caught in a cost spiral, and how to stop it; title: Computer science : open content, virtual-reality and smartphone classrooms, serious games, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and robotic telescopes; title: Independent study : free and open-source education; vocational, experiential, and self-learning; title: Commencement : what the transformation of the university might mean for the future of humanity; title: 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.