Blended Learning Trends, Themes, and Future Directions : A Bibliometric Analysis 2019-2024

Abstract

An exploratory overview of blibiometric analysis on trends, themes and directions of future research on blended learning for the period 2019-2024. To conduct the analysis, we used the PRISMA approach and a systematic selection of articles from Scopus: the toolkit consisted of 200 articles and allowed us to gain an understanding of the trends in the manifestation of this concept over the past 6 years. Out of 73 blended learning themes, we found an increase in the number of publications by 2022. China is the country with the largest contribution, 45 articles indexed, while Tlili A. is the most cited author, 287, and Hwang G.-J. produced 5 articles, with the highest number. The analysis revealed that of all the learning delivery strategies, blended learning has become the most influential strategy in education policy today especially after the pandemic. Blended learning tends to overcome the problems of technological fatigue and social isolation. Therefore, long-term research is needed to determine the optimal approach in terms of technological strategy implementation and future development of support