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 2021-09-01 to 2025-09-01.)

Article	Citations
Open Distance and e-Learning: Ethiopian Doctoral Students’ Satisfaction with Support Services	72
Book Note: The Hidden Curriculum of Online Learning: Understanding Social Justice through Critical Pedagogy	33
Predicting Online Learners’ Performance Through Ontologies: A Systematic Literature Review	29
Distance Education Practices During the COVID-19 Lockdown: Comparison of Belgium, Japan, Spain, and Türkiye	27
Book Review: The Distributed University for Sustainable Higher Education	27
Exploring Online Physical Education Teaching: What Have We Done and What Have We Learnt?	26
Undergraduate Learning Gains and Learning Efficiency in a Focused Open Education Resource	24
Book Review: Metaphors of Ed Tech, authored by Martin Weller (AU Press, 2022)	21
Threats and Opportunities of Students’ Use Of AI-Integrated Technology (ChatGPT) in Online Higher Education: Saudi Arabian Educational Technologists’ Perspectives	21
Educational Technology Undergraduates’ Performance in a Distance Learning Course Using Three Courseware Formats	20
Doing Open Science in a Research-Based Seminar: Students’ Positioning Towards Openness in Higher Education	19
Teacher Perspective on MOOC Evaluation and Competency-Based Open Learning	16
Informal Practices of Localizing Open Educational Resources in Ghana	15
Artificial Intelligence in Education: A Bibliometric Study on Its Role in Transforming Teaching and Learning	12
How Are We Doing with Open Education Practice Initiatives? Applying an Institutional Self-Assessment Tool in Five Higher Education Institutions	12
Bibliometric Insights Into the Open Education Landscape	12
Collaboration and Ethics in Distance Learning Design	11
Which is Better: E-Book or Printed Book? A Meta-Analysis of Educational Materials in Language Learning	11
Decoding Video Logs: Unveiling Student Engagement Patterns in Lecture Capture Videos	11
Editorial - Volume 24, Issue 1	10
An Example of Using Collaborative Online International Learning for Petroleum and Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Courses	9
Can Online Short Courses Foster Business Education for Sustainable Development?	9
Manuscript Selection in a Literature Review: “Free-Full-Text-or-Next” as a New Criterion	9
A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews on Open Educational Resources: An Analysis of the Legal and Technical Openness	9
Partnering Higher Education and K–12 Institutions in OER: Foundations in Supporting Teacher OER-Enabled Pedagogy	9

Book Review: The Encyclopedia of Female Pioneers in Online Learning, authored by Susan Bainbridge and Norine Wark (Routledge, 2022)	9
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	8
Editorial - Volume 23, Issue 2	8
Marginalization, Technology Access and Study Approaches of Undergraduate Distance Learners during Covid-19 Pandemic in India	8
Editorial - Volume 26, Issue 1	8
Navigating the Learning Landscape: Social Cognition and Task-Technology Fit as Predictors for MOOCs Continuance Intention by Sales Professionals	8
“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	8
An Intelligent Nudging System to Guide Online Learners	8
Scrutinizing Learning Management Systems in Practice: An Applied Time Series Research in Higher Education	7
Design and Validation of the Virtual Classroom Management Questionnaire A Case Study: Iran	7
Strengthening Policies for Education, Innovation, and Digitization Through Teacher Training: Evaluating ProFuturo’s Open Model in Ecuador	7
Editorial - Volume 25, Issue 1	7
Discrepancies and Similarities Between Online and Face-to-Face Teachers’ Use of Open Educational Resources (OER) for Teaching Purposes	7
AI for Teachers: An Open Textbook—Artificial Intelligence for and by Teachers (2nd edition), by Colin de la Higuera and Jotsna Iyer (Erasmus+, 2024)	6
Educational Processes and Learning at Home During COVID-19: Parents’ Experiences with Distance Education	6
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)	6
Book Review: Participant Experience in an Inquiry-Based Massive Open Online Course, authored by Nathaniel Ostashewski and Martha Cleveland-Innes (Commonwealth of Learning, 2022)	6
AI in Online-Learning Research: Visualizing and Interpreting the Journal Publications from 1997 to 2019	6
Potentials and Implications of ChatGPT for ESL Writing Instruction	6
Unleashing Adult Learners’ Numeracy Agency Through Self-Determined Online Professional Development	6
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	5
The Impact of OER’s Continuous Improvement Cycles on Students’ Performance: A Longitudinal Analysis of the RISE Framework	5
The Online PhD Experience: A Qualitative Systematic Review	5
What If It’s All an Illusion? To What Extent Can We Rely on Self-Reported Data in Open, Online, and Distance Education Systems?	5
A Case Study on How Distance Education May Inform Post-Pandemic University Teaching	5
Understanding the Relationship Among Self-efficacy, Utility Value, and the Community of Inquiry Framework in Preservice Teacher Education	5
Teacher- Versus AI-Generated (Poe Application) Corrective Feedback and Language Learners’ Writing Anxiety, Complexity, Fluency, and Accuracy	5
Is My MOOC Learner-Centric? A Framework for Formative Evaluation of MOOC Pedagogy	5
Developing a Conceptual Model of Self-Directed Learning in Virtual Environments for Medical Sciences Students	5
Development of the Online Course Overload Indicator and the Student Mental Fatigue Survey	5
Open Education and Alternative Digital Credentials in Europe	5
Editorial - Volume 24, Issue 4	5
Student Engagement, Community of Inquiry, and Transactional Distance in Online Learning Environments: A Stepwise Multiple Linear Regression Analysis	4
Translating and Validating the Community of Inquiry Survey Instrument in Brazil	4
MOOCs as a Research Agenda: Changes Over Time	4
Centering Cultural Knowledge in TPACK— Evidence From a Collaborative Online International Learning Collaboration	4
Towards Quality Assurance in MOOCs: A Comprehensive Review and Micro-Level Framework	4
Exploring the Relationship Among Preservice Teachers’ E-Learning Readiness, Learning Engagement, and Learning Performance in HyFlex Learning Environments	4
Exploring the Digital Divide in Open Education: A Comparative Analysis of Undergraduate Students	4
What are the indicators of Student Engagement in Learning Management Systems? A Systematized Review of the Literature	4
Ukrainian E-Learning Platforms for Schools: Evaluation of Their Functionality	4
The Impact of a Learning Analytics Based Feedback System on Students’ Academic Achievement and Self-Regulated Learning in a Flipped Classroom	4
Impact of Simulation-Based Learning on Learning Loss Among Nursing Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study	4
Contextualizing E-Learning Experiences With Indigenous Communities: A Practical, Research-Based Approach	4
Enhancing Online Teaching of Business Statistics: A Pedagogy Before Technology Approach	4
Using Low-immersive Virtual Reality in Online Learning: Field Notes from Environmental Management Education	4
Automatic Classification of Online Learner Reviews Via Fine-Tuned BERTs	3
Book Review: Powering a Learning Society During an Age of Disruption, edited by Sungsup Ra, Shanti Jagannathan, and Rupert Maclean (Springer, 2021)	3
The Impact of Switching Intention of Teachers’ Online Teaching in the COVID-19 Era: The Perspective of Push-Pull-Mooring	3
Identifying Pedagogical Design and Implementation of Synchronous Virtual Classrooms	3

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	3
Effects of Using the WhatsApp Application on Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Learning and Autonomy	3
AI Application (ChatGPT) and Saudi Arabian Primary School Students’ Autonomy in Online Classes: Exploring Students and Teachers’ Perceptions	2
A Construct Revalidation of the Community of Inquiry Survey: Empirical Evidence for a General Factor Under a Bifactor Structure	2
Book Review: Pedagogy Opened: Innovative Theory and Practice, edited by Tiffani Tijerina (University of North Georgia Press, 2024)	2
Emergency Online Learning: The Effects of Interactional, Motivational, Self-Regulatory, and Situational Factors on Learning Outcomes and Continuation Intentions	2
Evaluating AI-Personalized Learning Interventions in Distance Education	2
Book Review: Exploratory Programming in the Arts and Humanities	2
SCOPE of Open Education: A New Framework for Research	2
Using Few-Shot Learning Materials of Multiple SPOCs to Develop Early Warning Systems to Detect Students at Risk	2
Facilitating Students’ Emotional Engagement in Synchronous Online Learning: A Systematic Literature Review	2
Socio-Demographical Variables as Predictors of Academic Self-Directedness	2
OXREF: Open XR for Education Framework	2
Addressing the Resource-Based View: Determinants That Drive Chinese Universities to Offer MOOCs	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
Critical Issues in Open and Distance Education Research	2
Trauma-Informed Education in Open Online Courses: Lessons from Teacher Continuous Professional Development During COVID-19	2
Role of AI in Blended Learning: A Systematic Literature Review	2
“I Don’t Know if I Can Handle It All”: Students’ Affect During Remote Education in the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil	2
The Effects of Educational Artificial Intelligence-Powered Applications on Teachers’ Perceived Autonomy, Professional Development for Online Teaching, and Digital Burnout	2
Editorial - Volume 23, Issue 4	2
Extracting Course Features and Learner Profiling for Course Recommendation Systems: A Comprehensive Literature Review	2
Quality Criteria for Online Courses Development	2
Report Review – ICDE OERAC: Open Science, Open Educational Resources, and Open Innovation	2
Flipped Classroom Combined With Group Awareness	2
Technology Enabling the New Normal: How Students Respond to Classes	2
Mapping Network Structure and Diversity of Interdisciplinary Knowledge in Recommended MOOC Offerings	2
Using the Critical Incident Questionnaire as a Formative Evaluation Tool to Inform Online Course Design: A Qualitative Study	1
Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education: A Cross-Cultural Examination of Students’ Behavioral Intentions and Attitudes	1
Navigating Challenges in Remote Speaking Tasks: Unveiling Technical and Non-Technical Problems Faced by Students	1
Creating an Open Online Educational Resource to Support Learners as They Navigate Their Studies Alongside Work and/or Family	1
Predicting Online Learning Success Based on Learners’ Perceptions: The Integration of the Information System Success Model and the Security Triangle Framework	1
How Instructors’ TPACK Developed During Emergency Remote Teaching: Evidence From Instructors in Faculties of Education	1
Exploring Open and Distance Learning Reform at the National University of Lesotho: A Managerial Perspective	1
Distance Mathematics Teaching and Academic Performance in Morocco	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
What It Is and Is Not: Pedagogy in Online Nursing Education Delivery	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
Editorial - Volume 25, Issue 4	1
The Effects and Implications of Using Open Educational Resources in Secondary Schools	1
Comparing Academic and Non-Academic Support Services: Mechanisms Impacting Academic Performance	1
Measuring the Impact of an Open Educational Resource and Library e-Resource Adoption Program Using the COUP Framework	1
Can Open Pedagogy Encourage Care? Student Perspectives	1
Open Educational Resource Policy Development at a Campus of the University of the West Indies	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
Comparative Effectiveness of Approaches to Students’ Labour Education in Universities in the New Era With the Use of Information Technologies	1
Analyzing Learning Sentiments on a MOOC Discussion Forum Through Epistemic Network Analysis	1
The Landscape of MOOC Platforms Worldwide	1
Open Textbook Author Journeys: Internal Conversations and Cycles of Time	1
Empowering Asynchronous Arabic Language Learning Through PDF Hyperlink Media	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