GENDER, AGE, AND INCOME AS DETERMINANTS OF SELECTION OF ONLINE CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS
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https://doi.org/10.7492/g4p3dr86Abstract
Online Certificate Programs or Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are receiving increasing attention and interest from several communities involved. In other words, interest in online certificate programs has increased in recent years, and a body of research has emerged regarding this trend. Self-regulated learning (SRL) has recently gotten attention as a crucial factor related to learner behaviours in online certificate programs. Thus, the main objective of this paper is to study the effect of Gender, Age, and Income as determinants of the selection of online certificate programs. The empirical findings not only prioritize the effect of gender, age, and income on the selection of online certificate programs but also provide guidelines to designers and participants of an online certificate program for focusing on important factors that affect the perception of individuals related to the selection of online certificate programs or MOOCs.
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