Reflections on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCS) during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Bibliometric Mapping Analysis
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| Title: | Reflections on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCS) during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Bibliometric Mapping Analysis |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Tlili, Ahm (ORCID |
| Source: | Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education. Jul 2022 23(3):1-17. |
| Availability: | Anadolu University. Office of the Rector, Eskisehir, 26470, Turkey. Tel: +90-222-335-34-53; Fax: +90-222-335-34-86; e-mail: rektor@anadolu.edu.tr; e-mail: TOJDE@anadolu.edu.tr; Web site: http://tojde.anadolu.edu.tr/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 17 |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Information Analyses Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | MOOCs, COVID-19, Pandemics, Bibliometrics, Research, Online Courses, Geographic Location, Research Methodology, Foreign Countries |
| Geographic Terms: | United States, Asia, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Australia, Africa |
| ISSN: | 1302-6488 |
| Abstract: | Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been around for some time, but several studies highlighted different issues associated with them, including quality. The COVID-19 pandemic catalyzed their second blooming, where MOOCs have seen a surge in enrollments since March 2020. This study intended to explore how this enrollment reflected on the research studies included in scientific publications, indexed by Web of Science. Specifically, the bibliometric mapping analyses of 108 studies have revealed an ongoing trend in the countries contributing to the MOOCs research, namely USA, China, UK and Spain. Additionally, MOOCs research coming from US, UK and other western countries was decreasing before the pandemic and showed a continuous dramatic reduction also during the COVID-19 pandemic. Growing attention in MOOCs research among less represented countries was also observed. Besides, most of the topics focused on by MOOCs research during the pandemic were mainly related to education and engineering. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2022 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1345394 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been around for some time, but several studies highlighted different issues associated with them, including quality. The COVID-19 pandemic catalyzed their second blooming, where MOOCs have seen a surge in enrollments since March 2020. This study intended to explore how this enrollment reflected on the research studies included in scientific publications, indexed by Web of Science. Specifically, the bibliometric mapping analyses of 108 studies have revealed an ongoing trend in the countries contributing to the MOOCs research, namely USA, China, UK and Spain. Additionally, MOOCs research coming from US, UK and other western countries was decreasing before the pandemic and showed a continuous dramatic reduction also during the COVID-19 pandemic. Growing attention in MOOCs research among less represented countries was also observed. Besides, most of the topics focused on by MOOCs research during the pandemic were mainly related to education and engineering. |
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| ISSN: | 1302-6488 |
