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LEADER: 02112cam a2200337 a 4500
001 2009054136
003 DLC
005 20130806080448.0
008 100120s2010 vtu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009054136
020 $a9781603582346
020 $a1603582347
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn449895015
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dBTCTA$dYDXCP$dC#P$dBWX$dHNW$dDLC
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aLA227.4$b.K36 2010
082 00 $a378.73$222
100 1 $aKamenetz, Anya,$d1980-
245 10 $aDIY U :$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.
650 0 $aEducation, Higher$zUnited States.
650 0 $aEducational change$zUnited States.
650 0 $aCollege costs$zUnited States.
650 0 $aAlternative education$zUnited States.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1004/2009054136-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1004/2009054136-d.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1312/2009054136-t.html