More about MOOCs and developing countries
| Published | November 2013 |
| Type of work | web log |
| Periodical | Edition Wed, 12/11/2013, Volume 2017, Pages blog |
| Publisher | The World Bank Group |
| Keywords | cultural imperialism · dacity · educational policy · edxu · gartner hype cycle · Georgia Tech · local capacity · mobile devices · MOOC · vanity projects |
| Other number | January 10, 2017 |
| Refereed | Does not apply |
| Rights | © 2017 The World Bank Group, All Rights Reserved |
| URL | http://blogs.worldbank.org/edutech/moocs-developing-countries |
| Access date | January 10, 2017 |
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