Research Trends in the Study of ICT Based Learning Communities: A Bibliometric Analysis

Jonathan Bermúdez Hernández; Salim Chalela; Jackeline Valencia Arias; Alejandro Valencia Arias

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Jonathan Bermúdez Hernández ¹ ^* , Salim Chalela ², Jackeline Valencia Arias ³, Alejandro Valencia Arias ¹

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¹ Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano² Universidad Autónoma Latinoamericana³ Institución Universitaria Escolme^* Corresponding Author

Abstract

Background:
The current opportunities to develop and acquire knowledge in the network, Information and Communications Technology (ICT) play a major role in the learning process.

Material and methods:
This research offers a bibliometric analysis in order to examine the state of the research activity carried out in relation to the learning communities based on ICT

Results:
The indicators obtained show steady growth since the study of ICT applied to models of teaching and learning began in the nineties, presenting a significant increase in interest on the subject in the year 2005 and the highest productivity of publications in the years 2010 and 2011. The countries with the largest contribution to the study of ICT in learning contexts are China, the US and Taiwan, leading research processes in the area

Conclusions:
It was possible to identify that some of the issues that have emergent behavior are related to knowledge sharing, confidence-building mechanisms and networked learning.

Keywords

bibliometrics
future trends
ICT
virtual learning communities

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EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed, 2017, Volume 13, Issue 5, 1539-1562

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Hernández, J. B., Chalela, S., Valencia Arias, J., & Valencia Arias, A. (2017). Research Trends in the Study of ICT Based Learning Communities: A Bibliometric Analysis. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 13(5), 1539-1562. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00684a

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Hernández JB, Chalela S, Valencia Arias J, Valencia Arias A. Research Trends in the Study of ICT Based Learning Communities: A Bibliometric Analysis. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2017;13(5):1539-62. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00684a

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Hernández JB, Chalela S, Valencia Arias J, Valencia Arias A. Research Trends in the Study of ICT Based Learning Communities: A Bibliometric Analysis. EURASIA J Math Sci Tech Ed. 2017;13(5), 1539-1562. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00684a

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Hernández, Jonathan Bermúdez, Salim Chalela, Jackeline Valencia Arias, and Alejandro Valencia Arias. "Research Trends in the Study of ICT Based Learning Communities: A Bibliometric Analysis". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education 2017 13 no. 5 (2017): 1539-1562. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00684a

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Hernández, J. B., Chalela, S., Valencia Arias, J., and Valencia Arias, A. (2017). Research Trends in the Study of ICT Based Learning Communities: A Bibliometric Analysis. Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, 13(5), pp. 1539-1562. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00684a

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Hernández, Jonathan Bermúdez et al. "Research Trends in the Study of ICT Based Learning Communities: A Bibliometric Analysis". Eurasia Journal of Mathematics, Science and Technology Education, vol. 13, no. 5, 2017, pp. 1539-1562. https://doi.org/10.12973/eurasia.2017.00684a