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Title: College students' willingness to continue using MOOC platform: configuration analysis based on FSQCA method

Authors: Jian Chen; Guomin Chen

Addresses: School of Management, Guilin University of Aerospace Technology, Guilin, 541004, China ' School of Management, Guilin University of Aerospace Technology, Guilin, 541004, China

Abstract: The continuous use of MOOC can encourage college students to obtain knowledge and promote the development of the MOOC platform. However, the retention rate and completion rate of MOOC are not high, which should be addressed. Otherwise, students cannot effectively acquire knowledge, which may negatively affect the education quality and restrict the platform development. Considering that existing research on learners' willingness to continue using MOOC mainly focuses on the net effects of conditions on the result, this paper takes college students as research objects, adopts FSQCA method, and studies the configuration effects of five factors that influence their willingness to continue using MOOC. The results show that a single factor does not constitute a necessary condition, and three configurations form the continuous use intention. These findings could reveal the configuration causes of college students' willingness to continue using MOOC and provide references for the sustainable development of the MOOC platform.

Keywords: MOOC platform; college students; continuous use; configuration effects; FSQCA method.

DOI: 10.1504/IJCEELL.2025.147807

International Journal of Continuing Engineering Education and Life-Long Learning, 2025 Vol.35 No.7, pp.1 - 18

Received: 19 Sep 2024
Accepted: 16 Jun 2025
Published online: 01 Aug 2025 *