Xiao, J. (2019). Digital transformation in higher education: critiquing the five-year development plans (2016-2020) of 75 Chinese universities. Distance Education, 1-19. doi.org10.1080/01587919.2019.1680272
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COER Publications
2023
Bozkurt, A., Xiao, J., Lambert, S., Pazurek, A., Crompton, H., Koseoglu, S., Farrow, R., Bond, M., Nerantzi, C., Honeychurch, S., Bali, M., Dron, J., Mir, K., Stewart, B., Costello, E., Mason, J., Stracke, C., Romero-Hall, E., Koutropoulos, A., … Jandrić, P. (2023). Speculative Futures on ChatGPT and Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI): A Collective Reflection from the Educational Landscape. Asian Journal of Distance Education, 18(1). https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/teachinglearning_fac_pubs/199
ElGamal, H. (2022). Is Flipped Approach a Panacea? A Systematic Review of Trends, Conceptions, and Practices of a Decade of Research. Asian Journal of Distance Education, 17(2). Retrieved from https://www.asianjde.com/ojs/index.php/AsianJDE/article/view/668
Loglo, F. S., & Zawacki-Richter, O. (2023). Learning with Digital Media: A Systematic Review of Students’ Use in African Higher Education . Journal of Learning for Development, 10(1), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.56059/jl4d.v10i1.857
Otto, D., Scharnberg, G., Kerres, M., & Zawacki-Richter, O. (Eds.). (2023). Distributed Learning Ecosystems: Concepts, Resources, and Repositories. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-38703-7
Xiao, J. (2023). Critical Issues in Open and Distance Education Research. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 24(2), 213–228. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v24i2.6881
Zawacki-Richter, O., & Jung, I. (Eds.). (2023). Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Education. Springer Nature.
2022
Bozkurt, A., Kondakçı, Y., & Aydın, C. hakan. (2022). Digital Transformation and Openness in the Turkish Higher Education System. In V. I. Marín, L. N. Peters, & O. Zawacki-Richter (Eds.), (Open) Educational Resources around the World: An International Comparison (pp. 438–495). EdTech Books. http://eprints.rclis.org/43605/
Lee, K., Zawacki-Richter, O. & Cefa Sari, Berrin. (2022) A systematic literature review on technology in online doctoral education, Studies in Continuing Education, DOI: 10.1080/0158037X.2022.2135499
Marín, V. I., Peters, L. N. , & Zawacki-Richter, O. (2022). (Open) Educational Resources around the World: An International Comparison. EdTech Books. https://edtechbooks.org/oer_around_the_world
Marín, V. I., Zawacki-Richter, O., Aydin, C. H., Bedenlier, S., Bond, M., Bozkurt, A., Conrad, D., Jung, I., Kondakci, Y., Prinsloo, P., Roberts, J., Veletsianos, G., Xiao, J., & Zhang, J. (2022). Faculty perceptions, awareness and use of open educational resources for teaching and learning in higher education: A cross-comparative analysis. Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 17(1), 11. doi.org/10.1186/s41039-022-00185-z
Zawacki-Richter, O., & Bozkurt, A. (2022). Research trends in open, distance, and digital education. In O. Zawacki-Richter & I. Jung (Eds.), Handbook of open, distance and digital education. Springer. doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0351-9_12-1
Zawacki-Richter, O., Müskens, W., & Marín, V. I. (2022). Quality Assurance of Open Educational Resources. In Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Education (pp. 1–19). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-0351-9_43-1
2021
Bozkurt, A., & Zawacki-Richter, O. (2021). Trends and Patterns in Distance Education (2014–2019): A Synthesis of Scholarly Publications and a Visualization of the Intellectual Landscape. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 22(2), 19-45. doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v22i2.5381
Dolch, C., Zawacki-Richter, O., Bond, M., & Marin, V. (2021). Higher education students’ media usage: A longitudinal analysis. Asian Journal of Distance Education, 16(1), 31–53. www.asianjde.org/ojs/index.php/AsianJDE/article/view/520
2020
Bedenlier, S., Bond, M., Buntins, K., Zawacki-Richter, O., & Kerres, M. (2020). Facilitating student engagement through educational technology in higher education: A systematic review in the field of arts & humanities. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 36(4),126–150. doi.org/10.14742/ajet.5477
Blaschke, L.M. & Marín, V.I. (2020). Applications of Heutagogy in the Educational Use of E-Portfolios. RED. Revista Educación a Distancia, 20(64). doi.org/10.6018/red.407831
Bond, M. (2020). Facilitating student engagement through the flipped learning approach in K-12: A systematic review. Computers & Education. (151), 1–36. doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2020.103819
Bond, M., Buntins, K., Bedenlier, S., Zawacki-Richter, O., & Kerres, M. (2020). Mapping research in student engagement and educational technology in higher education: A systematic evidence map. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 17 (1), Article 2, 1–30. doi.org/10.1186/s41239-019-0176-8
Bruhn, E. (2020): Virtual Internationalization in Higher Education. Bielefeld: WBV. doi.org/10.3278/6004797w
Marín, V. I. (2020). Research-based learning in education studies: Design inquiry using group e-Portfolios based on blogs. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 36(1), 1-19. doi.org/10.14742/ajet.4523
Marín, V. I., Bond, M., Zawacki-Richter, O., Aydin, C. H., Bedenlier, S., Bozkurt, A., Conrad, D., Jung, I., Kondakci, Y., Prinsloo, P., Qayyum, A., Roberts, J., Sangrà, A., Slagter van Tryon, P. J., Veletsianos, G., & Xiao, J. (2020). A Comparative Study of National Infrastructures for Digital (Open) Educational Resources in Higher Education. Open Praxis, 12(2), 241–256. doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.12.2.1071
Zawacki-Richter, O., Conrad, D., Bozkurt, A., Aydin, C. H., Bedenlier, S., Jung, I., Stöter, J., Veletsianos, G., Blaschke, L. M., Bond, M., Broens, A., Bruhn, E., Dolch, C., Kalz, M., Kerres, M., Kondakci, Y., Marin, V., Mayrberger, K., Müskens, W., Naidu, S., Qayyum, A., Roberts, J., Sangrà, A., Loglo, F. S., Slagter van Tryon, P. J., & Xiao, J. (2020). Elements of Open Education: An Invitation to Future Research . The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 21(3), 319-334. doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v21i3.4659
Zawacki-Richter, O., Kerres, M., Bedenlier, S., Bond, M., & Buntins, K. (2020). Systematic Reviews in Educational Research. Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-27602-7
Zawacki-Richter, O., Marín, V. I., Bond, M., & Gouverneur, F. (2020). Einsatzmöglichkeiten künstlicher Intelligenz in der Hochschulbildung – Ausgewählte Ergebnisse eines Systematic Review. In R. A. Fürst (Ed.), Digitale Bildung und Künstliche Intelligenz in Deutschland (pp. 501–517). Springer Verlag. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-30525-3_21
2019
Archer, E., & Prinsloo, P. (2019). Speaking the unspoken in learning analytics: troubling the defaults. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. doi.org/10.1080/02602938.2019.1694863
Bond, M. (2019). Flipped learning and parent engagement in secondary schools: A South Australian case study. British Journal of Educational Technology, 50(3), 1294-1319. doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12765
Bond, M., & Bedenlier, S. (2019). Facilitating student engagement through educational technology: Towards a conceptual framework. Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2019(1), 1–14. doi.org/10.5334/jime.528
Bond, M., Zawacki-Richter, O., & Nichols, M. (2019). Revisiting five decades of educational technology research: A content and authorship analysis of the British Journal of Educational Technology. British Journal of Educational Technology, 50(1), 12-63. doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12730
Bozkurt, A. (2019). Intellectual roots of distance education: a progressive knowledge domain analysis. Distance Education.doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2019.1681894
Bozkurt, A. & Akbulut, Y. (2019). Dropout patterns and cultural context in online networked learning spaces. Open Praxis, 11(1), 41-54. doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.11.1.940.
Bozkurt, A., Koseoglu, S., & Singh, L. (2019). An analysis of peer reviewed publications on openness in education in half a century: Trends and patterns in the open hemisphere. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 0. doi.org/10.14742/ajet.4252
(2019) Factors influencing the pursuit of personal learning goals in MOOCs. Distance Education, Early view. DOI: 10.1080/01587919.2019.1600364
Houlden, S., & Veletsianos, G. (2019), A posthumanist critique of flexible online learning and its “anytime anyplace” claims. British Journal of Educational Technology, 50(3), 1005-1018. doi:10.1111/bjet.12779
Loglo, F.S., & Zawacki-Richter, O. (2019). Exploring OER Awareness and Engagement of Academics from a Global South Perspective – a Case Study from Ghana. Zeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung, 14(2), 15-42. doi: doi.org/10.3217/zfhe-14-02/02
Marín, V., Orellana, M. L., & Peré, N. (2019). Open educational resources for research training: quality assurance through a collaborative evaluation. Research in Learning Technology, 27. doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v27.2271
Marín, V., & Zawacki-Richter, O. (2019). Scientific Communication between Spanish and English Educational Technology Journals. A Citation Analysis of eight Journals. Journal of New Approaches in Educational Research, 8(2), 96-111. doi:doi.org/10.7821/naer.2019.7.393
Mayrberger, K. (2019). Partizipative Mediendidaktik: Gestaltung der (Hochschul-)Bildung unter den Bedingungen der Digitalisierung. Beltz. www.beltz.de/fachmedien/paedagogik/produkte/produkt_produktdetails/34816-partizipative_mediendidaktik.html
Rabin, E., Kalman, Y.M., & Kalz, M. (2019). An empirical investigation of the antecedents of learner-centered outcome measures in MOOCs. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 16(14), 1-20. doi.org/10.1186/s41239-019-0144-3
Sangrá, A. , Raffaghelli, J. E. & Guitert‐Catasús, M. (2019). Learning ecologies through a lens: Ontological, methodological and applicative issues. A systematic review of the literature. British Journal of Educational Technology, Early View. doi.org10.1111/bjet.12795
Zawacki-Richter, O., & Buntins, K. (2019). The position of Distance Education in a journal network. Distance Education, 56(1), 1–16. doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2019.1692766
Zawacki-Richter, O., Marín, V. I., Bond, M., & Gouverneur, F. (2019). Systematic review of research on artificial intelligence applications in higher education – where are the educators? International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 16(1), 7228. doi.org/10.1186/s41239-019-0171-0
2018
Bedenlier, S., Kondakci, Y., & Zawacki-Richter, O. (2018). Two decades of research into the internationalization of higher education: Major themes in the Journal of Studies in International Education (1997–2016). Journal of Studies in International Education, 22(2), 108-135. doi.org/10.1177/1028315317710093
Bond, M. (2018). Helping doctoral students crack the publication code: An evaluation and content analysis of the Australasian Journal of Educational Technology. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 34(5), 167-181. doi.org/10.14742/ajet.4363
Bond, M. & Buntins, K. (2018). An analysis of the Australasian Journal of Educational Technology 2013-2017. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 34(4), 168-183. doi.org/10.14742/ajet.4359
Bond, M., Marin, V., Dolch, C., Bedenlier, S., & Zawacki-Richter, O. (2018). Digital transformation in German higher education: student and teacher perceptions and usage of digital media. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 15: 48, 1-20. doi.org/10.1186/s41239-018-0130-1
Dolch, C., & Zawacki-Richter, O. (2018). Are students getting used to Learning Technology? Changing media usage patterns of traditional and non-traditional students in higher education. Research in Learning Technology, 26. doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v26.2038
Kondakci, Y., Bedenlier, S., & Zawacki-Richter, O. (2018). Social network analysis of international student mobility: uncovering the rise of regional hubs. Higher Education, 75(3), 517–535. doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-017-0154-9
Marín, V. I., Duart, J. M., Galvis, A. H., & Zawacki-Richter, O. (2018). Thematic analysis of the international journal of educational Technology in Higher Education (ETHE) between 2004 and 2017. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 15(1). doi.org/10.1186/s41239-018-0089-y
Qayyum, A., & Zawacki-Richter, O. (Eds.). (2018a). Open and Distance Education in Asia, Africa and the Middle East: National Perspectives in a Digital Age (Vol. 2). Singapore: Springer.
Qayyum, A., & Zawacki-Richter, O. (Eds.). (2018b). Open and Distance Education in Australia, Europe and the Americas: National Perspectives in a Digital Age (Vol. 1). Singapore: Springer.
Zawacki-Richter, O., Bozkurt, A., Alturki, U., & Aldraiweesh, A. (2018). What Research Says About MOOCs – An Explorative Content Analysis. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 19(1), 242–259. doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v19i1.3356
Zawacki-Richter, O., & Mayrberger, K. (2017). Qualität von OER: Internationale Bestandsaufnahme von Instrumenten zur Qualitätssicherung von Open Educational Resources (OER) – Schritte zu einem deutschen Modell am Beispiel der Hamburg Open Online University. Hamburg: Hamburg Open Online University. Retrieved from www.synergie.uni-hamburg.de/media/sonderbaende/qualitaet-von-oer-2017.pdf
2017
Arnold, M., Zawacki-Richter, O., Haubenreich, J., Röbken, H., & Götter, R. (Hrsg.). (2017). Entwicklung von wissenschaftlichen Weiterbildungsprogrammen im MINT-Bereich. Münster: Waxmann.
Bozkurt, A., Akgün-Özbek, E., & Zawacki-Richter, O. (2017). Trends and Patterns in Massive Open Online Courses: Review and Content Analysis of Research on MOOCs (2008-2015). The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 18(5), 118–147. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v18i5.3080
Bruhn, E. (2017). Towards a framework for virtual internationalization. International Journal of E-Learning & Distance Education, 32(1), 1-9. www.ijede.ca/index.php/jde/article/view/1014
Marín, V. I., Zawacki-Richter, O., Pérez Garcías, A., & Salinas, J. (2017). Tendencias en el ámbito de la Tecnología Educativa en Iberoamérica: 20 años de la revista Edutec-e [Educational Technology trends in the Ibero-American world: 20 years of the Edutec-e journal]. Edutec. Revista Electrónica de Tecnología Educativa, (59). doi.org/10.21556/edutec.2017.59.836
Zawacki-Richter, O., Alturki, U., & Aldraiweesh, A. (2017). Review and content analysis of the International Review of Research in Open and Distance/Distributed Learning (2000–2015). International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 18(2), 1–26.
Zawacki-Richter, O., & Kramer, C. (2017). 变化中的学生媒体使用模式: 来自德国的调查结果 [Student media usage patterns in transition: Results from a survey in Germany (Junong Xiao trans.)]. Distance Education in China, 2017(7), 11–23. doi.org/10.13541/j.cnki.chinade.20170420.002
2016
Jung, I.S., Sasaki, T., & Latchem, C. (2016). A framework for assessing fitness for purpose in open educational resources. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 13(3). doi.org/10.1186/s41239-016-0002-5
Zawacki-Richter, O., & Naidu, S. (2016). Mapping research trends from 35 years of publications in Distance Education. Distance Education, 37(3), 245–269. doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2016.1185079
Zawacki-Richter, O., & Naidu, S. (2016). 从《远程教育》35年载文看远程教育研究趋势 [Mapping research trends from 35 years of publications in Distance Education] (Chinese version, trans. by Junhong Xiao). Distance Education in China, 2016(9), 32-47+76. www.cnki.net/kcms/detail/11.4089.G4.20160616.1430.002.html.
2014
Blaschke, L.M., Kenyon, C., & Hase, S. (2014). Experiences in self-determined learning. United States: Amazon.com. Download the PDF here.