OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning is 3. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Addressing the Resource-Based View: Determinants That Drive Chinese Universities to Offer MOOCs	47
Evaluation of Higher-Order Skills Development in an Asynchronous Online Poster Session for Final Year Science Undergraduates	25
Editorial - Volume 23, Issue 3	24
Unleashing Adult Learners’ Numeracy Agency Through Self-Determined Online Professional Development	20
Book Review: Teaching and Learning at a Distance: Foundations of Distance Education (7th ed.)	19
The UNESCO OER Recommendation: Some Observations From the ICDE OER Advocacy Committee	17
Book Review: The Distributed University for Sustainable Higher Education	16
Predicting Online Learners’ Performance Through Ontologies: A Systematic Literature Review	13
Book Review: Participant Experience in an Inquiry-Based Massive Open Online Course, authored by Nathaniel Ostashewski and Martha Cleveland-Innes (Commonwealth of Learning, 2022)	12
How Instructors’ TPACK Developed During Emergency Remote Teaching: Evidence From Instructors in Faculties of Education	11
Book Review: Powering a Learning Society During an Age of Disruption, edited by Sungsup Ra, Shanti Jagannathan, and Rupert Maclean (Springer, 2021)	11
Book Note: The Hidden Curriculum of Online Learning: Understanding Social Justice through Critical Pedagogy	10
Open Distance and e-Learning: Ethiopian Doctoral Students’ Satisfaction with Support Services	9
Development and Validation of the Sense of Online Community Scale	9
Book Review: Contextualised Open Educational Practices: Towards Student Agency and Self-Directed Learning, edited by Jako Olivier, Charlene du Toit-Brits, Byron J. Blunt, and Amit Dhakulkar (AOSIS Boo	9
Book Review: Blended Learning Environments to Foster Self-Directed Learning, edited by Christo van der Westhuizen, Mncedisi C. Maphalala, and Roxanne Bailey (AOSIS Books, 2022)	9
Identifying Pedagogical Design and Implementation of Synchronous Virtual Classrooms	8
Are K–12 Teachers Ready for E-learning?	8
The Effects and Implications of Using Open Educational Resources in Secondary Schools	8
Open Textbook Author Journeys: Internal Conversations and Cycles of Time	7
On the Ethical Issues Posed by the Exploitation of Users’ Data in MOOC Platforms: Capturing Learners’ Perspectives	7
Effects of Online Self-Regulated Learning on Learning Ineffectiveness in the Context of COVID-19	7
The Emergence of the Open Research University Through International Research Collaboration	7
Effects of Using the WhatsApp Application on Iranian Intermediate EFL Learners’ Vocabulary Learning and Autonomy	7
Editorial - Volume 24, Issue 3	7

Exploring Open and Distance Learning Reform at the National University of Lesotho: A Managerial Perspective	6
Distance Education Practices During the COVID-19 Lockdown: Comparison of Belgium, Japan, Spain, and Türkiye	6
AI and the Future of Teaching: Preservice Teachers’ Reflections on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Open and Distributed Learning	6
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	6
University Educators’ Experience of Personal Learning Networks to Enhance Their Professional Knowledge	6
Fostering 4.0 Digital Literacy Skills Through Attributes of Openness: A Review	6
Video Lectures With AI-Generated Instructors: Low Video Engagement, Same Performance as Human Instructors	6
Exploring Online Physical Education Teaching: What Have We Done and What Have We Learnt?	6
AI in Online-Learning Research: Visualizing and Interpreting the Journal Publications from 1997 to 2019	5
What We Talk About When We Talk About Virtual Learning Environments	5
Fine-tuned BERT Model for Large Scale and Cognitive Classification of MOOCs	5
The Online Learning and Students’ Fear of COVID-19: Study in Malaysia and Pakistan	5
Evaluating AI-Personalized Learning Interventions in Distance Education	4
Book Review: Metaphors of Ed Tech, authored by Martin Weller (AU Press, 2022)	4
Revising and Validating the Community of Inquiry Instrument for MOOCs and other Global Online Courses	4
Book Review: Reimagining Digital Learning for Sustainable Development: How Upskilling, Data Analytics, and Educational Technologies Close the Skill Gap	4
Automatic Classification of Online Learner Reviews Via Fine-Tuned BERTs	4
Analyzing Learning Sentiments on a MOOC Discussion Forum Through Epistemic Network Analysis	4
The Design and Psychometric Properties of a Peer Observation Tool for Use in LMS-Based Classrooms in Medical Sciences	4
Comparative Effectiveness of Approaches to Students’ Labour Education in Universities in the New Era With the Use of Information Technologies	4
Twenty-Five Years of Innovation and Knowledge Sharing: The Legacy and Future of the International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning	4
Facilitating Students’ Emotional Engagement in Synchronous Online Learning: A Systematic Literature Review	4
Editorial - Volume 23, Issue 4	4
The Use of Deep Learning in Open Learning: A Systematic Review (2019 to 2023)	3
Potentials and Implications of ChatGPT for ESL Writing Instruction	3
Understanding Indigenous Learners’ Experiences During the First and Second Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic	3
Threats and Opportunities of Students’ Use Of AI-Integrated Technology (ChatGPT) in Online Higher Education: Saudi Arabian Educational Technologists’ Perspectives	3
The Acceptance of AI Tools Among Design Professionals: Exploring the Moderating Role of Job Replacement	3
Measuring the Impact of an Open Educational Resource and Library e-Resource Adoption Program Using the COUP Framework	3
A Case Study on How Distance Education May Inform Post-Pandemic University Teaching	3
The Auxiliary Role of Artificial Intelligence Applications in Mitigating the Linguistic, Psychological, and Educational Challenges of Teaching and Learning Chinese Language by non-Chinese Students	3
AI Application (ChatGPT) and Saudi Arabian Primary School Students’ Autonomy in Online Classes: Exploring Students and Teachers’ Perceptions	3
Student Support in Online Learning—We Need to Talk About Money	3
The Effects of Educational Artificial Intelligence-Powered Applications on Teachers’ Perceived Autonomy, Professional Development for Online Teaching, and Digital Burnout	3