Landscape of Digital Learning Trends at Tertiary Education from 2001 to 2024: A Bibliometric Analysis
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https://doi.org/10.63283//IRJ.03.03/04Keywords:
Digital Learning, Trends, Tertiary Education, Bibliometric AnalysisAbstract
The current research entitled "Landscape of Digital Learning Trends at Tertiary Education from 2001 to 2024: A Bibliometric Analysis" is timely as higher education increasingly emphasizes digital learning. Research from 2001 to 2024 has established clear targets and collected massive amounts of data to improve the analysis. The current study has four comprehensive and concise research objectives. This study provides a comprehensive bibliometric mapping of postsecondary digital learning trends utilizing Dimensions.com's 2,740 articles, 1,227 of which were analyzed. This study analyses well-known authors and their most cited works, publishing and citation patterns, prominent sources, and contributors to digital learning research. The analysis identifies productive countries, authors, and organizations, analyses co-authorship, and measures publication connections with similar terms. Excel was used to analyze yearly publishing trends, and VOS viewer for bibliometrics. The most quoted work of American author Ruiz was found in 2006 through a study. The data shows a rising trend in publishing frequency and citation patterns, especially after 2015, when 33 publications were published and 253 in 2022. This tendency may be due to worldwide technology improvement and the COVID-19 pandemic, which has increased online learning. The study also lists productive authors, nations, and journals advancing digital learning. This bibliometric mapping provides a foundational knowledge base of the tertiary level landscape of digital learning research, which will inform future research and educate researchers, educators, and policymakers about the key actors and changing patterns of this field. The findings emphasize the need for digital learning research and collaboration to improve higher education teaching and learning.
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