An author co‐citation analysis: Examining the intellectual structure of e‐learning from 1981 to 2014. Issue 1 (2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: McCoy, Chase; Yu, Amy; Ramazanova, Sabina
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Technology. Volume 52:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 3
• Publication Date: 2015
• Subjects: E‐learning -- Author co‐citation analysis; Information science -- Congresses; Information technology -- Congresses; Information science; Information technology; Conference papers and proceedings; 020
• DOI: 10.1002/pra2.2015.145052010090
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2373-9231

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Despite the emergence of e‐learning trends, the author co‐citation analysis (ACA) method has not yet been used to analyze e‐learning extensively. This study applies ACA to analyze the collected literature on e‐learning from 1981–2015, with the goal of identifying the top intellectual areas in three time periods – 1981–1991, 1992–2002, and 2003–2014 ‐ to provide a reference framework for future researchers. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to construct an intellectual framework in the field of e‐learning.