Table 4 Pearson correlations between all the research variables

 1. Age

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 2. Gender

−.23*

–

 3. Previous experience with MOOCs

.07

.01

–

 4. Importance of MOOC’s benefits

.09

.08

−.04

–

 5. Importance of MOOC’s disadvantages

.04

−.04

−.02

.34***

–

 6. Online SRL – Environmental structuring

.07

.07

.03

.17

.27**

–

 7. Online SRL – Goal setting

.08

.05

.17

.15

.26**

.40***

–

 8. Number of activities accessed

.03

−.03

.13

.13

.15

.14

.12

–

 9. Receiving completion certificate

−.01

.01

.18*

.19*

.18*

.15

.19*

.53***

–

 10. Number of videos accessed

.20*

.06

.08

.13

−.15

.15

−.05

.66***

.37***

–

 11. Number of forums accessed

−.09

−.05

.13

.06

.18*

.10

.11

.88***

.43***

.35***

–

 12. Number of quizzes accessed

.01

−.03

.16*

.20*

.30**

.15

.16

.70***

.52***

.47***

.43***

–

 13. Duration of participation

.09

−.02

.03

−.04

.06

−.02

−.15

.31***

.26***

.24***

.19*

.24***

–

 14. Perceived course usability

.12

.05

.14

.09

.13

.23*

.12

.25***

.31***

.22***

.18*

.27***

.15*

–

 15. Intention- fulfilment

.15

−.15

.07

.26**

.21*

.21*

.33***

.36***

.41***

.30***

.24***

.37***

.24*

.37***

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 16. Learner satisfaction

.22*

.11

.01

.29**

.23*

.21*

.31**

.34***

.38***

.43***

.16*

.37***

.19*

.44***

.78***

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