OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning is 1. 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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Book Note: The Hidden Curriculum of Online Learning: Understanding Social Justice through Critical Pedagogy	98
Open Distance and e-Learning: Ethiopian Doctoral Students’ Satisfaction with Support Services	44
Book Review: The Distributed University for Sustainable Higher Education	42
Distance Education Practices During the COVID-19 Lockdown: Comparison of Belgium, Japan, Spain, and Türkiye	37
Predicting Online Learners’ Performance Through Ontologies: A Systematic Literature Review	36
Editorial – Volume 26, Issue 4	33
Exploring Online Physical Education Teaching: What Have We Done and What Have We Learnt?	31
Undergraduate Learning Gains and Learning Efficiency in a Focused Open Education Resource	29
Threats and Opportunities of Students’ Use Of AI-Integrated Technology (ChatGPT) in Online Higher Education: Saudi Arabian Educational Technologists’ Perspectives	28
Educational Technology Undergraduates’ Performance in a Distance Learning Course Using Three Courseware Formats	25
Book Review: Metaphors of Ed Tech, authored by Martin Weller (AU Press, 2022)	25
Doing Open Science in a Research-Based Seminar: Students’ Positioning Towards Openness in Higher Education	24
Teacher Perspective on MOOC Evaluation and Competency-Based Open Learning	21
Collaboration and Ethics in Distance Learning Design	20
Informal Practices of Localizing Open Educational Resources in Ghana	19
Which is Better: E-Book or Printed Book? A Meta-Analysis of Educational Materials in Language Learning	18
Artificial Intelligence in Education: A Bibliometric Study on Its Role in Transforming Teaching and Learning	17
Decoding Video Logs: Unveiling Student Engagement Patterns in Lecture Capture Videos	17
Bibliometric Insights Into the Open Education Landscape	16
Editorial - Volume 24, Issue 1	16
Partnering Higher Education and K–12 Institutions in OER: Foundations in Supporting Teacher OER-Enabled Pedagogy	14
Book Review: The Encyclopedia of Female Pioneers in Online Learning, authored by Susan Bainbridge and Norine Wark (Routledge, 2022)	14
A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews on Open Educational Resources: An Analysis of the Legal and Technical Openness	13
Can Online Short Courses Foster Business Education for Sustainable Development?	13
Manuscript Selection in a Literature Review: “Free-Full-Text-or-Next” as a New Criterion	12

Navigating the Learning Landscape: Social Cognition and Task-Technology Fit as Predictors for MOOCs Continuance Intention by Sales Professionals	12
Marginalization, Technology Access and Study Approaches of Undergraduate Distance Learners during Covid-19 Pandemic in India	12
An Example of Using Collaborative Online International Learning for Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Courses	11
Integrating Community of Inquiry Framework Principles With Flipped Classroom Pedagogy to Enhance Students’ Perceived Presence Sense, Self-Regulated Learning, and Learning Performance in Preservice Tea	11
An Intelligent Nudging System to Guide Online Learners	10
Editorial - Volume 26, Issue 1	10
“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	10
Editorial - Volume 23, Issue 2	10
Editorial - Volume 25, Issue 1	9
Strengthening Policies for Education, Innovation, and Digitization Through Teacher Training: Evaluating ProFuturo’s Open Model in Ecuador	9
Scrutinizing Learning Management Systems in Practice: An Applied Time Series Research in Higher Education	8
AI in Online-Learning Research: Visualizing and Interpreting the Journal Publications from 1997 to 2019	8
Design and Validation of the Virtual Classroom Management Questionnaire A Case Study: Iran	8
Methods for Facilitating Adult Learning: Strategies for Enhancing Instruction and Instructor Effectiveness, edited by Joellen E. Coryell, Lisa M. Baumgartner, and Jeremy W. Bohonos (Routledge, 2024)	8
Unleashing Adult Learners’ Numeracy Agency Through Self-Determined Online Professional Development	8
Discrepancies and Similarities Between Online and Face-to-Face Teachers’ Use of Open Educational Resources (OER) for Teaching Purposes	8
AI for Teachers: An Open Textbook—Artificial Intelligence for and by Teachers (2nd edition), by Colin de la Higuera and Jotsna Iyer (Erasmus+, 2024)	8
Book Review: Participant Experience in an Inquiry-Based Massive Open Online Course, authored by Nathaniel Ostashewski and Martha Cleveland-Innes (Commonwealth of Learning, 2022)	8
Educational Processes and Learning at Home During COVID-19: Parents’ Experiences with Distance Education	7
Potentials and Implications of ChatGPT for ESL Writing Instruction	7
Developing a Conceptual Model of Self-Directed Learning in Virtual Environments for Medical Sciences Students	7
A Case Study on How Distance Education May Inform Post-Pandemic University Teaching	7
Open Education and Alternative Digital Credentials in Europe	7
Teacher- Versus AI-Generated (Poe Application) Corrective Feedback and Language Learners’ Writing Anxiety, Complexity, Fluency, and Accuracy	7
Blended Learning Effectiveness and College Students’ Deep Learning Perceptions: The Community of Inquiry Perspective	7
Can Artificial Intelligence Give a Hand to Open and Distributed Learning? A Probe into the State of Undergraduate Students’ Academic Emotions and Test Anxiety in Learning via ChatGPT	7
What If It’s All an Illusion? To What Extent Can We Rely on Self-Reported Data in Open, Online, and Distance Education Systems?	6
Editorial - Volume 24, Issue 4	6
Impact of Simulation-Based Learning on Learning Loss Among Nursing Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study	6
The Impact of OER’s Continuous Improvement Cycles on Students’ Performance: A Longitudinal Analysis of the RISE Framework	6
Understanding the Relationship Among Self-efficacy, Utility Value, and the Community of Inquiry Framework in Preservice Teacher Education	6
Exploring the Relationship Among Preservice Teachers’ E-Learning Readiness, Learning Engagement, and Learning Performance in HyFlex Learning Environments	6
Is My MOOC Learner-Centric? A Framework for Formative Evaluation of MOOC Pedagogy	6
The Online PhD Experience: A Qualitative Systematic Review	6
Development of the Online Course Overload Indicator and the Student Mental Fatigue Survey	6
MOOCs as a Research Agenda: Changes Over Time	6
Student Engagement, Community of Inquiry, and Transactional Distance in Online Learning Environments: A Stepwise Multiple Linear Regression Analysis	6
The Impact of a Learning Analytics Based Feedback System on Students’ Academic Achievement and Self-Regulated Learning in a Flipped Classroom	5
Translating and Validating the Community of Inquiry Survey Instrument in Brazil	5
Using Low-immersive Virtual Reality in Online Learning: Field Notes from Environmental Management Education	5
Contextualizing E-Learning Experiences With Indigenous Communities: A Practical, Research-Based Approach	5
Enhancing Online Teaching of Business Statistics: A Pedagogy Before Technology Approach	5
Exploring the Digital Divide in Open Education: A Comparative Analysis of Undergraduate Students	5
What are the indicators of Student Engagement in Learning Management Systems? A Systematized Review of the Literature	5
Centering Cultural Knowledge in TPACK— Evidence From a Collaborative Online International Learning Collaboration	5
The Impact of Switching Intention of Teachers’ Online Teaching in the COVID-19 Era: The Perspective of Push-Pull-Mooring	5
Ukrainian E-Learning Platforms for Schools: Evaluation of Their Functionality	5
Towards Quality Assurance in MOOCs: A Comprehensive Review and Micro-Level Framework	5
Editorial - Volume 23, Issue 4	4
Book Review: Powering a Learning Society During an Age of Disruption, edited by Sungsup Ra, Shanti Jagannathan, and Rupert Maclean (Springer, 2021)	4

Identifying Pedagogical Design and Implementation of Synchronous Virtual Classrooms	4
Addressing the Resource-Based View: Determinants That Drive Chinese Universities to Offer MOOCs	4
Book Review: Pedagogy Opened: Innovative Theory and Practice, edited by Tiffani Tijerina (University of North Georgia Press, 2024)	4
The Metaphor of AI in Writing in English: A Reflection on EFL Learners’ Motivation to Write, Enjoyment of Writing, Academic Buoyancy, and Academic Success in Writing	4
Automatic Classification of Online Learner Reviews Via Fine-Tuned BERTs	4
Effects of Using the WhatsApp Application on Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Learning and Autonomy	4
Extracting Course Features and Learner Profiling for Course Recommendation Systems: A Comprehensive Literature Review	3
Online Learning and Opera: The Rise in Digital Vocal Master Classes and Workshops	3
Socio-Demographical Variables as Predictors of Academic Self-Directedness	3
Facilitating Students’ Emotional Engagement in Synchronous Online Learning: A Systematic Literature Review	3
Quality Criteria for Online Courses Development	3
OXREF: Open XR for Education Framework	3
Flipped Classroom Combined With Group Awareness	3
The Effects of Educational Artificial Intelligence-Powered Applications on Teachers’ Perceived Autonomy, Professional Development for Online Teaching, and Digital Burnout	3
AI Application (ChatGPT) and Saudi Arabian Primary School Students’ Autonomy in Online Classes: Exploring Students and Teachers’ Perceptions	3
Critical Issues in Open and Distance Education Research	3
Evaluating AI-Personalized Learning Interventions in Distance Education	3
Mapping Network Structure and Diversity of Interdisciplinary Knowledge in Recommended MOOC Offerings	2
Role of AI in Blended Learning: A Systematic Literature Review	2
Technology Enabling the New Normal: How Students Respond to Classes	2
Open Textbook Author Journeys: Internal Conversations and Cycles of Time	2
Assessment of Learner Engagement and Expert Evaluations of AI-Generated Versus Human-Created Interactive Content in an Online Course	2
Measuring the Impact of an Open Educational Resource and Library e-Resource Adoption Program Using the COUP Framework	2
Emergency Online Learning: The Effects of Interactional, Motivational, Self-Regulatory, and Situational Factors on Learning Outcomes and Continuation Intentions	2
Trauma-Informed Education in Open Online Courses: Lessons from Teacher Continuous Professional Development During COVID-19	2
Report Review – ICDE OERAC: Open Science, Open Educational Resources, and Open Innovation	2
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)	2
The Effects and Implications of Using Open Educational Resources in Secondary Schools	2
Empowering Asynchronous Arabic Language Learning Through PDF Hyperlink Media	2
Creating an Open Online Educational Resource to Support Learners as They Navigate Their Studies Alongside Work and/or Family	2
Using Few-Shot Learning Materials of Multiple SPOCs to Develop Early Warning Systems to Detect Students at Risk	2
SCOPE of Open Education: A New Framework for Research	2
Comparing Academic and Non-Academic Support Services: Mechanisms Impacting Academic Performance	2
Book Review: Exploratory Programming in the Arts and Humanities	2
Mobile Learning in Mathematics: Benefits, Challenges, Strategies, and Proponents’ and Opponents’ Views	2
Editorial - Volume 25, Issue 4	2
How Instructors’ TPACK Developed During Emergency Remote Teaching: Evidence From Instructors in Faculties of Education	2
The Effects of Duolingo, an AI-Integrated Technology, on EFL Learners’ Willingness to Communicate and Engagement in Online Classes	1
Can Open Pedagogy Encourage Care? Student Perspectives	1
Bridging the Gap: Micro-credentials for Development	1
Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: A Cross-Cultural Examination of Students’ Behavioral Intentions and Attitudes	1
Brave New Words: How AI Will Revolutionize Education (and Why It’s a Good Thing)	1
Teaching Reform and Practice Based on Four Dimensions and One Penetration for Sensing and Detection Technology	1
Revising and Validating the Community of Inquiry Instrument for MOOCs and other Global Online Courses	1
Navigating Challenges in Remote Speaking Tasks: Unveiling Technical and Non-Technical Problems Faced by Students	1
The Landscape of MOOC Platforms Worldwide	1
Insights from an Umbrella Review of Flipped Learning in Higher Education	1
Twenty-Five Years of the International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning: A Bibliometric Analysis	1
An Internet Articles Retrieval Agent Combined With Dynamic Associative Concept Maps to Implement Online Learning in an Artificial Intelligence Course	1
Book Review: Co-teaching and Co-research in Contexts of Inequality: Using Networked Learning to Connect Africa and the World, edited by Phindile Zifikile Shangase, Daniela Gachago, and Eunice Ndeto Iv	1
Virtual Concerts in Learning Oboe-Played Chinese Folk Music: Impact on Performance Proficiency, Perceived Aesthetic Qualities, and Students’ Motivation	1
Educational Experience and Instructional Design Effectiveness Within the Community of Inquiry Framework	1
Analyzing Learning Sentiments on a MOOC Discussion Forum Through Epistemic Network Analysis	1
Predicting Online Learning Success Based on Learners’ Perceptions: The Integration of the Information System Success Model and the Security Triangle Framework	1
Peculiarities of the Development of Students’ Musical Skills Under the Influence of Modern Software	1
An Online Physics Laboratory Delivered Through Live Broadcasting Media: A COVID-19 Teaching Experience	1
Editorial – Volume 26, Issue 3	1
“They Have to Combine the Future of the University and Their Own Future”: OpenCourseWare (OCW) Authoring as an Academic Practice in Spain	1
The Past and Present of Instructional Design in Online Learning: Trends and Emerging Directions	1
What It Is and Is Not: Pedagogy in Online Nursing Education Delivery	1
Book Review: Resisting the Dehumanization of Refugees	1
Distance Mathematics Teaching and Academic Performance in Morocco	1
Tutors’ Perspectives of Advancing Distance Learning Programs: A Comprehensive Understanding	1
Comparative Effectiveness of Approaches to Students’ Labour Education in Universities in the New Era With the Use of Information Technologies	1
Using the Critical Incident Questionnaire as a Formative Evaluation Tool to Inform Online Course Design: A Qualitative Study	1
Editorial - Volume 23, Issue 3	1
Open Educational Resource Policy Development at a Campus of the University of the West Indies	1