Trends of E-Learning Research from 2000 to 2008: Use of Text Mining and Bibliometrics
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2012
Abstract
This study investigated the longitudinal trends of e-learning research using text mining techniques. Six hundred and eighty-nine (689) refereed journal articles and proceedings were retrieved from the Science Citation Index/Social Science Citation Index database in the period from 2000 to 2008. All e-learning publications were grouped into two domains with four groups/15 clusters based on abstract analysis. Three additional variables: subject areas, prolific countries and prolific journals were applied to data analysis and data interpretation. Conclusions include that e-learning research is at the early majority stage and foci have shifted from issues of the effectiveness of e-learning to teaching and learning practices. Educational studies and projects and e-learning application in medical education and training are growing fields with the highest potential for future research. Approaches to e-learning differ between leading countries and early adopter countries, and government policies play an important role in shaping the results.
Publication Information
Hung, Jui-long. (2012). "Trends of E-Learning Research from 2000 to 2008: Use of Text Mining and Bibliometrics". British Journal of Educational Technology, 43(1), 5-16. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8535.2010.01144.x