Luis Daniel Cortes

The Do-It-Yourself University Luis Daniel Cortes

With the soaring cost of higher education, has the value of a college degree been turned upside down? College tuition and fees are up 1000% since 1980. Half of all recent college graduates are jobless or underemployed, revealing a deep disconnect between higher education and the job market. Is the assumption that higher education leads to greater prosperity no longer true? And if this is the case, how does this impact you, your children and grandchildren? The Do-It-Yourself University clearly describes the underlying dynamics at work - and, more importantly, lays out a new low-cost model for higher education: how digital technology is enabling a revolution in higher education that dramatically lowers costs while expanding the opportunities for students of all ages. The Do-It-Yourself University provides clarity and optimism in a period of the greatest change our educational systems and society have seen, and offers everyone the tools needed to prosper in the emerging Economy.