Review of Research Trends in Learning and the Internet in Higher Education

Adrián Segura-Robles, Antonio-José Moreno-Guerrero, María-Elena Parra-González and Jesús López-Belmonte
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Adrián Segura-Robles: Department of Research Methods and Diagnosis in Education, University of Granada, 51001 Ceuta, Spain
Antonio-José Moreno-Guerrero: Department of Didactics and School Organization, University of Granada, 51001 Ceuta, Spain
María-Elena Parra-González: Department of Research Methods and Diagnosis in Education, University of Granada, 51001 Ceuta, Spain
Jesús López-Belmonte: Department of Didactics and School Organization, University of Granada, 51001 Ceuta, Spain

Social Sciences, 2020, vol. 9, issue 6, 1-16

Abstract: Within the scientific literature, there has been much debate about the use of the Internet in teaching in university contexts. The potential of this tool and its educational possibilities is well documented. The main purpose of this study is to analyze the use of the Internet in university teaching from a bibliometric perspective. To analyze scientific works, scientific mapping strategies have been used; for example, exploring the co-words and co-authors in works on this topic. We have worked with an analysis unit of 5118 documents which are indexed in the Web of Science database. Among the findings of this research, it can be highlighted that most publications are in English—the topic has been thoroughly studied and works have been published in this language over time. Moreover, the United States is the country which is most productive in relation to educational and computing fields. The most relevant topics themes are “e-learning”, “systems” and “Internet of Things”.

Keywords: internet; higher education; learning; bibliometric analysis; scientific mapping (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A B N P Y80 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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