Digital platforms in distance education in Mexico, a communication study alternative

Abstract

This study aims to know the quantity and characteristics associated with authorship, thematic and design of published studies on digital platforms in distance education in Mexico as an alternative study in communication. The methodology used was a non-experimental, descriptive transversal research design. The population consisted of 497 articles obtained from the DOAJ, SciELO and Redalyc databases, of which only seven articles met the inclusion criteria for the sample and were articles that had a methodological section, were written in Spanish, English or Portuguese. The results indicate that of the 497 articles found, 12% of the population of articles were found in DOAJ, 46% in SciELO and 42% in Radalycl, which were written on average by 2.5 authors. Conclusions: 7 articles of the investigated subject were found, 5 correspond to empirical studies and 2 of theoretical type; 60% are made in the University of Guadalajara, 20% in the UNAM and 20% in the UAEH.