The Hole in the Wall: Self-organising Systems in Education
- ISBN-10
- 0070617872
- ISBN-13
- 9780070617872
- Series
- The Hole in the Wall
- Category
- Computers / Social Aspects
- Pages
- 203
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- New York, NY
- Author
- Sugata Mitra
Description
On an educational experiment of making computers and internet available to children in public places; with reference to India.
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