An Author Co-citation Analysis: Examining the Intellectual Structure of e-Learning from 1981 to 2014

Despite the emergence of e-learning trends, the author cocitation analysis (ACA) method has not yet been used to analyze e-learning extensively. This study applies ACA to analyze the collected literature on e-learning from 19812015, with the goal of identifying the top intellectual areas in three time periods – 1981-1991, 1992-2002, and 2003-2014 to provide a reference framework for future researchers. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to construct an intellectual framework in the field of e-learning.