This study shows that the quality and usefulness of MOOCs have a positive influence "on social interaction, influence, networks of support, and social identity." This in turn supports "learning engagement and perseverance" in higher education courses generally. The study of 276 university students in Saudi Arabia is fairly limited, though it is replicating, in part, results found elsewhere. The study also offers a new model for investigating MOOCs, as "no previous studies have examined how students perceive social contact, social interaction, social power, support networks, social identity, perceived service quality, and their own self-perception of actual MOOCs use, which in turn affects learning engagement and retention persistence."
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