Distance Education

29.5k citations
1.0k papers · indexed · active since 1950

Impact in

Papers in

    • Online Learning and Analytics 177
    • Open Education and E-Learning 66
    • Online and Blended Learning 564
    • Higher Education Practises and Engagement 70
    • Evaluation of Teaching Practices 63
    • Higher Education Learning Practices 57

Distance Education

915 papers receiving 24.2k citations

Peers

Distance Education
Comparison fields: 5 of 170
  • Computer Science Applications 7.7k
  • Education 21.0k
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology 7.3k
  • Communication 2.0k
  • Information Systems 4.7k
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Journal of Research on Technology in Education United States
Innovations in Education and Teaching International United Kingdom
Australasian Journal of Educational Technology Australia
Online Learning United States
Instructional Science United States
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Learning Media and Technology United Kingdom
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Fields of papers published in Distance Education

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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About Distance Education

The 1.0k papers published in Distance Education in the last decades have received a total of 29.5k indexed citations . Papers published in Distance Education usually cover Computer Science Applications (232 papers), Education (769 papers), Developmental and Educational Psychology (274 papers), Human Factors and Ergonomics (24 papers) and Communication (66 papers) specifically the topics of Online and Blended Learning (564 papers), Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods (251 papers), Online Learning and Analytics (177 papers), Communication in Education and Healthcare (73 papers), Higher Education Practises and Engagement (70 papers), Open Education and E-Learning (66 papers), Evaluation of Teaching Practices (63 papers) and Higher Education Learning Practices (57 papers). The most active scholars publishing in Distance Education are Karen Swan, Zane L. Berge, Doris U. Bolliger, Emtinan Alqurashi, Som Naidu, Vanessa P. Dennen, Lin Muilenburg, Benjamin Kehrwald, Namin Shin and Jon Baggaley.

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