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The Resource DIY U : edupunks, edupreneurs, and the coming transformation of higher education, Anya Kamenetz

DIY U : edupunks, edupreneurs, and the coming transformation of higher education, Anya Kamenetz

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Summary
Kamenetz argues that universities must radically change the way higher education is delivered and explains that institutions' futures lie in personal learning networks and paths, blending experiential and digital approaches as open-source educational models
Language
eng
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Publication
Extent
xiv, 196 p.
Contents
  • 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
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9781603582346
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DIY U : edupunks, edupreneurs, and the coming transformation of higher education
Title
DIY U
Title remainder
edupunks, edupreneurs, and the coming transformation of higher education
Statement of responsibility
Anya Kamenetz
Title variation
Do-it-yourself U
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
Kamenetz argues that universities must radically change the way higher education is delivered and explains that institutions' futures lie in personal learning networks and paths, blending experiential and digital approaches as open-source educational models
Cataloging source
DLC
Dewey number
378.73
Index
index present
LC call number
LA227.4
LC item number
.K36 2010
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Label
DIY U : edupunks, edupreneurs, and the coming transformation of higher education, Anya Kamenetz
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Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
Carrier category code
nc
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rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
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
Control code
ocn449895015
Dimensions
22 cm.
Extent
xiv, 196 p.
Isbn
9781603582346
Lccn
2009054136
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
System control number
(OCoLC)449895015
Label
DIY U : edupunks, edupreneurs, and the coming transformation of higher education, Anya Kamenetz
Link
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
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
Control code
ocn449895015
Dimensions
22 cm.
Extent
xiv, 196 p.
Isbn
9781603582346
Lccn
2009054136
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
n
System control number
(OCoLC)449895015

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