Open Education and E-Learning
Open Education and E-Learning is a research topic within Computer Science Applications. Science Explorer counts 18k research works in it since 1951. 17.5% of them reached the world's top 10% most cited for their field and year.
This cluster of papers focuses on the exploration, development, and impact of Open Educational Resources (OER) and Learning Object Repositories. It delves into topics such as instructional design, metadata standards, online learning, educational practices, reuse of educational resources, quality assurance, and the global access to education through OER. The papers discuss the challenges, opportunities, and implications of OER adoption in various educational settings.
- Open Educational Resources
- Learning Object Repositories
- Instructional Design
- Metadata Standards
- Online Learning
- Educational Practices
- Reuse of Educational Resources
- Quality Assurance
- Global Access to Education
- OER Adoption
- Research works
- 18k fractional, since 1951
- In the world top 10%
- 3.1k per year above
- Top-10% rate
- 17.5% share of its works in the world top 10%
- Growth, 2013–17 → 2018–22
- -14% the tick is no change
Which countries lead Open Education and E-Learning research?
By volume, the United States and India publish the most (459 and 129 works in 2022–2025).
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 United States 459 works
- 2 India 129 works
- 3 Germany 115 works
- 4 Indonesia 89 works
- 5 Brazil 80 works
- 6 China 77 works
- 7 United Kingdom 67 works
- 8 Canada 64 works
- 9 France 57 works
- 10 Spain 54 works
How concentrated that is
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Which institutions lead Open Education and E-Learning research?
By volume in 2022–2025, University of South Africa publishes the most Open Education and E-Learning research, followed by Indonesia University of Education and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
By volume, 2022–2025
- 1 University of South Africa South Africa 19 works
- 2 Indonesia University of Education Indonesia 8 works
- 3 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign United States 8 works
- 4 The Open University United Kingdom 6 works
- 5 Brigham Young University United States 6 works
- 6 DIPF | Leibniz Institute for Research and Information in Education Germany 6 works
- 7 Graz University of Technology Austria 6 works
- 8 Pennsylvania State University United States 6 works
- 9 Iowa State University United States 6 works
- 10 Arizona State University United States 6 works
Who are the leading researchers in Open Education and E-Learning?
The most-cited researchers publishing on Open Education and E-Learning include Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer.
- 1 Jeroen J. G. van Merriënboer 2.2k citations
Ranked by citations received across their whole record, among researchers with at least three works on this topic.
Where is Open Education and E-Learning research done?
The largest centres of Open Education and E-Learning research in 2022–2025 are Pretoria (South Africa), New York (United States), Beijing (China) and London (United Kingdom). Among places with at least 20 works in it, it is an unusually large share of all research in Pretoria.
Largest cities, 2022–2025
Where it is the local speciality
- PretoriaZA · 22.3 works9.6×
Location quotient: how much more of its research is in Open Education and E-Learning than the world average.
Where is the best place to study Open Education and E-Learning?
Among universities, judged by research, University of South Africa score highest, combining excellence, specialisation, size, growth and international reach. Research strength is one signal when choosing where to study; it does not measure teaching.
| # | University | Score | Top 10% | Specialisation | Works | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of South Africa South Africa | 0.0 | 17.8% | 23.1× | 19 | +9.3% |
Universities only. Score blends excellence (30%), specialisation (25%), size (20%), growth (15%) and international reach (10%), 2015–2022; growth compares 2010–14 with 2015–19.
Is Open Education and E-Learning research growing?
Output in 2018–2022 was 14% lower than in 2013–2017, peaking in 2011.
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Which topics inside it are moving
Growth and decline on one axis around a shared zero. Two lists side by side hide the thing that matters: whether the growth dwarfs the decline, or the other way round.