BERTopic analysis of 1,048 AIOL publications identifies research themes including adaptive learning systems, sentiment analysis, and predictive analytics¶
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q2 i? A BERTopic-based analysis of 1,048 AIOL publications identified research themes such as adaptive learning systems, sentiment analysis, and predictive analytics. → Chen 2026
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Chen, X., Xie, H., Peng, X., Tao, X., Li, L., Qin, S. J., & Wang, F. L. (2026). Artificial Intelligence in Online Learning: Using BERTopic to Track Research Topics and Their Evolutions. The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 27(3), 67–94. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v27i3.9516
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A corpus-level topic-modeling study analyzing 1,048 AIOL publications with BERTopic, asking what the major research topics are. The article states it answered by identifying that "Several research themes were identified, such as adaptive learning systems, sentiment analysis, and predictive analytics."
"By analyzing 1,048 AIOL publications, this study sought to answer three research questions. What are the major research topics in AIOL? How have these topics evolved over time? What future research directions are recognized?"
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BERTopic analysis of 1,048 AIOL publications identifies research themes including adaptive learning systems, sentiment analysis, and predictive analytics |
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BERTopic analysis of 1,048 AIOL publications identifies research themes including adaptive learning systems, sentiment analysis, and predictive analytics |
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