Harnessing America's wasted talent : a new ecology of learning / Peter Smith.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

I: The law of thirds -- Wasted talent -- Maxed out: why colleges can't meet this challenge -- The paradox of personal learning -- II: Dangerous conceits -- Different strokes for different folks -- Learning is more than strictly academic -- You can't get there from here -- III: From access to success: a new ecology of learning -- The end of scarcity: education's emerging long tail -- Game changers: new media and the open education resource movement -- Reaching the middle third: talent-friendly colleges for the twenty-first century (C21Cs) -- Conclusion: a new ecology of learning.