Evolution and current state of research into E-learning
This article aims to undertake a bibliometric review along with a conceptual and intellectual analysis of research on distance learning and e-learning. The purpose of this study is to focus on several academic fields and offer a comprehensive approach on how research on distance learning and e-learn...
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| description | This article aims to undertake a bibliometric review along with a conceptual and intellectual analysis of research on distance learning and e-learning. The purpose of this study is to focus on several academic fields and offer a comprehensive approach on how research on distance learning and e-learning has been approached since 1970. This work applies several bibliometric techniques to assess the research evolution of topics addressed, the most productive authors and the most influential journals. The findings revealed an exponential increase of publications over the last 20 years, highlighting the evolution of topics. The research themes include four main groups: the first relates to pedagogical processes in terms of effectiveness, outcomes, learning strategies, interaction, and self-regulation; the second group includes aspects associated with ICT applied in distance education; the third group focuses on the perceived value, usefulness, acceptance, and satisfaction of e-learning; and the last group portrays the forced application of distance learning strategies to deal with the consequences of the pandemic. This work contributes to expanding the existing literature devoted to study the structure of research on e-learning. It analyses the most representative authors, institutions, and documents, and gathers the growing literature on e-learning, from distance learning in the seventies until the implementation of online learning in the COVID-19 era. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6d9baaaeb5cb448e93680ac740fb1a8d2023-10-30T06:08:08ZengElsevierHeliyon2405-84402023-10-01910e21016Evolution and current state of research into E-learningAitor Martinez-Garcia0Patricia Horrach-Rosselló1Carles Mulet-Forteza2Department of Business Economics, University of the Balearic Islands, C/ de Valldemossa Km 7.5, Campus UIB, 07122, Palma de Mallorca, SpainDepartment of Business Economics, University of the Balearic Islands, C/ de Valldemossa Km 7.5, Campus UIB, 07122, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Corresponding author. Department of Business Economics, University of the Balearic Islands, Edificio Jovellanos, Ctra. Valldemossa, Km 7,5 Mallorca, Spain.Department of Business Economics, University of the Balearic Islands, C/ de Valldemossa Km 7.5, Campus UIB, 07122, Palma de Mallorca, SpainThis article aims to undertake a bibliometric review along with a conceptual and intellectual analysis of research on distance learning and e-learning. The purpose of this study is to focus on several academic fields and offer a comprehensive approach on how research on distance learning and e-learning has been approached since 1970. This work applies several bibliometric techniques to assess the research evolution of topics addressed, the most productive authors and the most influential journals. The findings revealed an exponential increase of publications over the last 20 years, highlighting the evolution of topics. The research themes include four main groups: the first relates to pedagogical processes in terms of effectiveness, outcomes, learning strategies, interaction, and self-regulation; the second group includes aspects associated with ICT applied in distance education; the third group focuses on the perceived value, usefulness, acceptance, and satisfaction of e-learning; and the last group portrays the forced application of distance learning strategies to deal with the consequences of the pandemic. This work contributes to expanding the existing literature devoted to study the structure of research on e-learning. It analyses the most representative authors, institutions, and documents, and gathers the growing literature on e-learning, from distance learning in the seventies until the implementation of online learning in the COVID-19 era.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844023082245Distance education and on-line learninge-learningTechnologyEducationbibliometrics |
| spellingShingle | Aitor Martinez-Garcia Patricia Horrach-Rosselló Carles Mulet-Forteza Evolution and current state of research into E-learning Heliyon Distance education and on-line learning e-learning Technology Education bibliometrics |
| title | Evolution and current state of research into E-learning |
| title_full | Evolution and current state of research into E-learning |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Evolution and current state of research into E-learning |
| title_short | Evolution and current state of research into E-learning |
| title_sort | evolution and current state of research into e learning |
| topic | Distance education and on-line learning e-learning Technology Education bibliometrics |
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