Visualizing research trends and research theme evolution in E-learning field : 1999–2018
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2021-02
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Department of Information and Service Management
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Scientometrics, Volume 126, issue 2, pp. 1389-1414
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This paper aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the evolution of major research themes and trends in e-learning research. A co-word analysis is applied for the analysis of the 21,656 keywords collected from 7214 articles published in 10 journals in the field of e-learning from the years 1999 to 2018. Specifically, a cluster analysis, social network analysis, strategic diagram, and graph theory were applied in the analysis for two time periods: 1999–2008 and 2009–2018. The study detects the bridging, popular, and core topics in e-learning research for the two periods. The research results indicate that e-learning research has undergone a health evolution over the past two decades. There is a temporal continuity of e-learning research because some research topics have kept their continuity over the studied 20 years. Meanwhile, the research traditions in the e-learning field are also continuously evolving with the development of new technologies. The results also offer useful hints on the future direction of how the field may evolve.Description
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Co-word analysis, E-learning, Research theme, Research trends
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Bai, Y, Li, H & Liu, Y 2021, ' Visualizing research trends and research theme evolution in E-learning field : 1999–2018 ', Scientometrics, vol. 126, no. 2, pp. 1389-1414 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-020-03760-7