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Gender Differences in MOOC participation - Reasons for enrolling

When considering both genders:

  • Students that fell under the computer-science-student cluster were 1.41 times more likely to view the forums.
  • Students that fell under the career-and-entrepreneurial cluster were 1.26 times more likely to view the forums.

When looking at the genders individually:

  • Female students in the computer-science-student cluster were 2.21 more likely to view the forums, when compared to female students in other clusters.
  • Male students in the career-entrepreneurial-activities cluster were 1.28 more likely to view the forums, when compared to male students in other clusters.

More specifically, the mentioned clusters were the only clusters to have significant results, specific to both genders.

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Updated 2021-01-26

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