Assessment of trend and current pattern of open educational resources: A bibliometric analysis

• Published in: The Journal of academic librarianship Vol. 48; no. 3; p. 102520
• Main Authors: Mishra, Manoranjan, Dash, Manoj Kumar, Sudarsan, Desul, Santos, Celso Augusto Guimarães, Mishra, Shailendra Kumar, Kar, Dipika, Bhat, Iqbal Ahmad, Panda, Bandita Kumari, Sethy, Mrutyunjay, Silva, Richarde Marques da
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ann Arbor Elsevier Inc 01.05.2022; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Academic publications; Bibliographic records; Bibliometrics; Educational materials; Educational Resources; Educational Trends; OER; Open courseware; Open educational resources; Open online course; Open social learning; Open source software; Open textbook; Trend Analysis; Open online course; OER; Open textbook; Open social learning; Open courseware
• ISSN: 0099-1333; 1879-1999
• DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2022.102520

The educational landscape has changed tremendously with the arrival of open educational resources (OER) and has become a mission-driven trend within the scientific literature. In the current study, bibliometric analysis and an analysis of the challenges and limitations of the research articles on recent developments in the field of OER were performed. Scopus was chosen as the prime source for collecting bibliographical data, focusing on five sub-themes, i.e., open textbook, open online course, open courseware, open-source software related to open education, and open social learning. Bibliometric analyses were made based on several aspects, including research trend, research subject distribution, journals, institutions, countries/territories, and authors. This paper summarizes the growth structure of OER from 2002 to 2020 and provides a concise background overview of the works related to OER, barriers, and challenges. [Display omitted]