What makes MOOC users persist in completing MOOCs? A perspective from network externalities and human factors

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Highlights：

• Network externalities greatly affect learners' persistence in completing MOOCs.

• Network externalities take effect directly and indirectly through human factors.

• Network externalities' effect on MOOC completion vary with the usage duration.

摘要

•Network externalities greatly affect learners' persistence in completing MOOCs.•Network externalities take effect directly and indirectly through human factors.•Network externalities' effect on MOOC completion vary with the usage duration.

论文关键词：Network externalities,Human factors,MOOCs,PLS-SEM,Completion

论文评审过程：Received 4 January 2018, Revised 5 April 2018, Accepted 12 April 2018, Available online 14 April 2018, Version of Record 24 April 2018.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.04.028