Review and Content Analysis of the "International Review of Research in Open and Distance/Distributed Learning" (2000-2015)

Autor/inn/en	Zawacki-Richter, Olaf; Alturki, Uthman; Aldraiweesh, Ahmed
Titel	Review and Content Analysis of the "International Review of Research in Open and Distance/Distributed Learning" (2000-2015)
Quelle	In: International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 18 (2017) 2, S.1-26 (26 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1492-3831
Schlagwörter	Content Analysis; Periodicals; Educational Research; Distance Education; Journal Articles; Electronic Learning; Access to Education; Online Courses; Educational Resources; Trend Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Inhaltsanalyse; Periodical; Journal; Zeitschrift; Fachzeitschrift; Periodikum; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Distance study; Distance learning; Fernunterricht; Journal article; Zeitschriftenaufsatz; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Online course; Online-Kurs; Bildungsmittel; Trendanalyse
Abstract	This paper presents a review of distance education literature published in the "International Review of Research in Open and Distance/Distributed Learning" (IRRODL) to describe the status thereof and to identify gaps and priority areas in distance education research based on a validated classification of research areas. All articles (N = 580) published between 2000 and 2015 were reviewed for this study. An analysis of abstracts using the text-mining tool Leximancer over three 5-year periods reveals the following broad themes over the three periods: the establishment of online learning and distance education institutions (2000-2005), widening access to education and online learning support (2006-2010), and the emergence of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and Open Educational Resources (OER) (2011-2015). The analysis auf publication and authorship patterns revealed that IRRODL is a very international journal with a high impact in terms of citations. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01