OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning is 3. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Investigation of Emerging Trends in the E-Learning Field Using Latent Dirichlet Allocation	34
Mentoring Graduate Students Online: Strategies and Challenges	31
Learners’ Perception of the Transition to Instructor-Led Online Learning Environments: Facilitators and Barriers During the COVID-19 Pandemic	30
IDEAS for Transforming Higher Education: An Overview of Ongoing Trends and Challenges	24
Trends and Patterns in Distance Education (2014–2019): A Synthesis of Scholarly Publications and a Visualization of the Intellectual Landscape	24
Impact of Changes in Teaching Methods During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Effect of Integrative E-Learning on Readiness for Change and Interest in Learning Among Indonesian University Students	20
A Meta-Analysis on the Effects of Synchronous Online Learning on Cognitive and Affective Educational Outcomes	19
The The Impact of Demographic Characteristics on Academic Performance: Face-to-Face Learning Versus Distance Learning Implemented to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19	18
MOOC Evaluation System Based on Deep Learning	18
Design Matters: Development and Validation of the Online Course Design Elements (OCDE) Instrument	16
AI in Online-Learning Research: Visualizing and Interpreting the Journal Publications from 1997 to 2019	16
Impact of COVID-19 on Formal Education: An International Review of Practices and Potentials of Open Education at a Distance	16
Bridging the Gap: Micro-credentials for Development	13
The Tensions Between Student Dropout and Flexibility in Learning Design: The Voices of Professors in Open Online Higher Education	12
What Is Open Pedagogy? Identifying Commonalities	12
The Effects on Secondary School Students of Applying Experiential Learning to the Conversational AI Learning Curriculum	11
Using Educational Data Mining Techniques to Identify Profiles in Self-Regulated Learning: An Empirical Evaluation	11
Instructor Presence and Student Satisfaction Across Modalities: Survey Data on Student Preferences in Online and On-Campus Courses	11
An Intelligent Nudging System to Guide Online Learners	11
Effects of Online Self-Regulated Learning on Learning Ineffectiveness in the Context of COVID-19	9
Are Highly Motivated Learners More Likely to Complete a Computer Programming MOOC?	9
MOOCs as a Research Agenda: Changes Over Time	8
A System of Indicators for the Quality Assessment of Didactic Materials in Online Education	8
Instructor Impact on Differences in Teaching Presence Scores in Online Courses	7
Educational Experience and Instructional Design Effectiveness Within the Community of Inquiry Framework	7

What Motivates Students About Open Pedagogy? Motivational Regulation Through the Lens of Self-Determination Theory	7
Analysis of Success Indicators in Online Learning	7
The Influence of Sense of Community and Satisfaction With E-Learning and Their Impact on Nursing Students’ Academic Achievement	6
The Online Learning and Students’ Fear of COVID-19: Study in Malaysia and Pakistan	6
Developing Institutional Open Educational Resource Repositories in Vietnam: Opportunities and Challenges	6
Micro:bit Robotics Course: Infusing Logical Reasoning and Problem-Solving Ability in Fifth Grade Students Through an Online Group Study System	6
“I Don’t Know if I Can Handle It All”: Students’ Affect During Remote Education in the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil	6
What We Talk About When We Talk About Virtual Learning Environments	5
Parents’ Perceptions of Their Children’s Experiences With Distance Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic	5
The Online PhD Experience: A Qualitative Systematic Review	5
Using Open Educational Resources at Viterbo University: Faculty and Student Feedback	5
Preparing Educators to Teach in a Digital Age	5
Book Review: Guidelines on the Development of Open Educational Resources Policies	5
Facebook or LMS in Distance Education? Why University Students Prefer to Interact in Facebook Groups	5
The Landscape of MOOC Platforms Worldwide	5
Are K–12 Teachers Ready for E-learning?	5
Critical Issues in Open and Distance Education Research	5
Museum-Based Distance Learning Programs: Current Practices and Future Research Opportunities	5
A Learning Analytics Approach Using Social Network Analysis and Binary Classifiers on Virtual Resource Interactions for Learner Performance Prediction	4
Knowledge Marketplaces: An Analysis of the Influence of Business Models on Instructors’ Motivations and Strategies	4
Distance Learning in Museums: A Review of the Literature	4
Doing Open Science in a Research-Based Seminar: Students’ Positioning Towards Openness in Higher Education	4
Book Review: Teaching in a Digital Age: Guidelines for Designing Teaching and Learning–Third Edition, authored by Anthony William (Tony) Bates (Tony Bates Associates Ltd., 2022)	4
Emergency Online Learning: The Effects of Interactional, Motivational, Self-Regulatory, and Situational Factors on Learning Outcomes and Continuation Intentions	4
Designing Asynchronous Online Discussion Forum Interface and Interaction Based on the Community of Inquiry Framework	4
Video Lectures: An Analysis of Their Useful Life Span and Sustainable Production	4
A Systematic Review of Questionnaire-Based Quantitative Research on MOOCs	4
Design and Validation of the Virtual Classroom Management Questionnaire A Case Study: Iran	4
Investigation of the Factors Affecting Open and Distance Education Learners’ Intentions to Use a Virtual Laboratory	4
Improving Intergroup Relations Through Online Contact	4
Fine-tuned BERT Model for Large Scale and Cognitive Classification of MOOCs	4
From Physical to Virtual: A New Learning Norm in Music Education for Gifted Students	3
Exploring the Influence of Countries’ Economic Conditions on Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Participation: A Study of 3.5 Million MITx Learners	3
Educational Processes and Learning at Home During COVID-19: Parents’ Experiences with Distance Education	3
Evaluation of Open Educational Resources for an Introductory Exercise Science Course	3
Students’ Intention to Take E-Learning Courses During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Protection Motivation Theory Perspective	3
Stakeholder Perspectives on the Ethics of AI in Distance-Based Higher Education	3
Using Few-Shot Learning Materials of Multiple SPOCs to Develop Early Warning Systems to Detect Students at Risk	3
First-Generation Students in Distance Education Program: Family Resources and Academic Outcomes	3
Predicting Online Learning Success Based on Learners’ Perceptions: The Integration of the Information System Success Model and the Security Triangle Framework	3
Cross Validating a Rubric for Automatic Classification of Cognitive Presence in MOOC Discussions	3
Technology Enabling the New Normal: How Students Respond to Classes	3
Open For All: The OERu’s Next Generation Digital Learning Ecosystem	3
Using the Critical Incident Questionnaire as a Formative Evaluation Tool to Inform Online Course Design: A Qualitative Study	3
A Scoping Review on Open Educational Resources to Support Interactions of Learners with Disabilities	3
Instructor Leadership and the Community of Inquiry Framework: Applying Leadership Theory to Higher Education Online Learning	3
What are the indicators of Student Engagement in Learning Management Systems? A Systematized Review of the Literature	3
“To Use or Not to Use?” A Mixed-Methods Study on the Determinants of EFL College Learners’ Behavioral Intention to Use AI in the Distributed Learning Context	3