OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Distance Education is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-02-01 to 2025-02-01.)

Article	Citations
CONNECT: a framework for building effective working relationships with distance education doctoral students and their advisers	41
The motivation to earn digital badges: a large-scale study of online courses	38
Exploring differences between students’ interactions, online presence, and cognitive presence	36
Online physics laboratory course: United Kingdom Professional Standards Framework perspective from Walailak University, Thailand	35
Longitudinal changes of student engagement in social annotation	32
From open access to open science—Open education in transition	30
The digital portfolio as an assessment strategy for learning in higher education	26
Beyond design: The systemic nature of distance delivery mode selection	22
Introducing mesocredentials: Connecting MOOC achievement with academic credit	22
Allied health clinical placements with a remote supervision model: Students’ and clinical educators’ perceptions	20
Virtual internships in open and distance learning contexts: Improving access, participation, and success for underrepresented students	20
Video use in online and blended courses: a qualitative synthesis	18
Enhancing distance learning with virtual reality: investigating learners’ engagement and outcomes	16
Threats and tensions for open, flexible, and distance learning post-COVID-19	15
Students with mental health (dis)Abilities’ storied experiences within distance education	14
Enhancing MOOC learners’ skills for self-directed learning	14
Teachers’ use of mobile devices in suburban under-resourced secondary schools in Nepal	12
Exploring instructors’ cultural presence in online course design and delivery	12
Equity, diversity, and inclusion in open education: A systematic literature review	10
Learning at a distance: recognising remote tutoring as a career	10
Toward self-directed learning: How do Nepali adolescents learn with MOOCs?	10
Effects of personal and instructor goals on MOOC continuance intention	10
Effects of online teaching presence on students’ cognitive conflict and engagement	10
Are we close(d)? Debating the openness paradox in science	9
Beyond borders: telecollaboration for internationalization at home in tertiary education	9

From open education to open learning: The experience at the National Autonomous University of Mexico	9
Becoming scholarly practitioners: creating community in online professional doctoral education	9
Examining gains and pains of a new virtual internship design	8
Doctoral students’ perceptions of student-led discussion forums in online classes	8
Transcending post-truth: Open educational practices in the information age	7
Useful lines of inquiry—what is worth investigating and how?	7
A scoping review of empirical studies on theory-driven learning analytics	7
Addressing the challenging elements of distance education	7
Open thinking as a learning outcome of open education: scale development and validation	7
The role of teachers’ social support in students’ emotional and cognitive presences in online learning	7
Research trends in online distance learning during the COVID-19 pandemic	7
Understanding college students’ cognitive engagement in online collaborative problem-solving: A multimodal data analysis	7
Using learner engagement patterns for predictive modeling in a MicroMasters program	6
The online PhD dropout: narratives and meanings of withdrawal	6
Interaction in online postgraduate learning: what makes a good forum?	6
Satisfaction with learning materials in relation to volitional competence and behavioral intention in open and flexible learning environments	6
Identifying accessibility factors affecting learner inclusion in online university programs	6
Pressure on the system: increasing flexible learning through distance education	6
Using learners’ self-generated quizzes in online courses	5
Higher education leaders’ perspectives of accessible and inclusive online learning	5
Open educational resources as the panacea for the decolonisation of e-learning content in South Africa	5
Enhancing learners’ sense of belonging in online threaded discussions	5
Beyond the virtual classroom: integrating artificial intelligence in online learning	5