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Exploring the determinants of the global massive open online courses for diminishing diversified gender discrimination

Ai-Chieh Chang 1, Chien-Hui Lee 2, Jiin-Chyuan Mark Lai 3, Chun-Ming Shih 1, Ming-Yuan Hsieh 4 *
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1 Graduate School of Human Sexuality, Shu-Te University2 Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology3 Department of Applied Foreign Languages, TransWorld University4 Department of International Business, National Taichung University of Education, Taiwan* Corresponding Author
Educational Innovations and Emerging Technologies, 5(1), March 2025, 6-14, https://doi.org/10.35745/eiet2025v05.01.0002
Submitted: 03 October 2024, Published: 30 March 2025
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This research investigates the effectiveness of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in addressing diversified gender discrimination in the post-sexism era. A mixed-methods approach is employed to explore gender education within global MOOCs, drawing from theoretical perspectives such as feminist pedagogy, intersectionality theory, social constructivism, and post-structuralist gender theory. Hence, the quantitative data, including MOOC enrollment, completion rates, participant demographics, and survey responses, will be analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Qualitative data will be collected through content analysis, interviews, and focus groups, and analyzed using thematic analysis, critical discourse analysis, and comparative analysis. Ethical considerations, such as informed consent and cultural sensitivity, will be prioritized. Finally, the potential limitations include language barriers, self-selection bias, and researcher bias. By combining quantitative and qualitative methods, this research aims to provide a nuanced understanding of the effectiveness, challenges, and opportunities of using MOOCs for gender education, contributing to the ongoing efforts to address gender discrimination.
Keywords: Diversified gender discrimination (DGD), Global massive open online courses (MOOCs), Post-sexism period

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Chang, A.-C., Lee, C.-H., Lai, J.-C. M., Shih, C.-M., & Hsieh, M.-Y. (2025). Exploring the determinants of the global massive open online courses for diminishing diversified gender discrimination. Educational Innovations and Emerging Technologies, 5(1), 6-14. https://doi.org/10.35745/eiet2025v05.01.0002

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