Cross-national comparison of gender differences in the enrollment in and completion of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics Massive Open Online Courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have the potential to democratize education by providing learners with access to high-quality free online courses. However, evidence supporting this democratization across countries is limited. We explored the question of MOOC democratization by conducting cross-n...
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| author | Suhang Jiang Katerina Schenke Jacquelynne Sue Eccles Di Xu Mark Warschauer |
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| description | Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have the potential to democratize education by providing learners with access to high-quality free online courses. However, evidence supporting this democratization across countries is limited. We explored the question of MOOC democratization by conducting cross-national comparisons of gender differences in the enrollment in and completion of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) MOOCs. We found that while females were less likely than males to enroll in STEM MOOCs, they were equally likely to complete them. Further, a higher probability to enroll in STEM MOOCs and smaller gender gaps in STEM MOOC enrollment and completion were found in less gender-equal and less economically developed countries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-76ecbf36660f48e09b4f2442defda9dc2022-12-21T19:32:04ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032018-01-01139e020246310.1371/journal.pone.0202463Cross-national comparison of gender differences in the enrollment in and completion of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics Massive Open Online Courses.Suhang JiangKaterina SchenkeJacquelynne Sue EcclesDi XuMark WarschauerMassive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have the potential to democratize education by providing learners with access to high-quality free online courses. However, evidence supporting this democratization across countries is limited. We explored the question of MOOC democratization by conducting cross-national comparisons of gender differences in the enrollment in and completion of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) MOOCs. We found that while females were less likely than males to enroll in STEM MOOCs, they were equally likely to complete them. Further, a higher probability to enroll in STEM MOOCs and smaller gender gaps in STEM MOOC enrollment and completion were found in less gender-equal and less economically developed countries.http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6136700?pdf=render |
| spellingShingle | Suhang Jiang Katerina Schenke Jacquelynne Sue Eccles Di Xu Mark Warschauer Cross-national comparison of gender differences in the enrollment in and completion of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics Massive Open Online Courses. PLoS ONE |
| title | Cross-national comparison of gender differences in the enrollment in and completion of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics Massive Open Online Courses. |
| title_full | Cross-national comparison of gender differences in the enrollment in and completion of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics Massive Open Online Courses. |
| title_fullStr | Cross-national comparison of gender differences in the enrollment in and completion of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics Massive Open Online Courses. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cross-national comparison of gender differences in the enrollment in and completion of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics Massive Open Online Courses. |
| title_short | Cross-national comparison of gender differences in the enrollment in and completion of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics Massive Open Online Courses. |
| title_sort | cross national comparison of gender differences in the enrollment in and completion of science technology engineering and mathematics massive open online courses |
| url | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6136700?pdf=render |
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