b36449b2-e6a3-4ec4-b68d-dcea30666b6f20241011034603876naun:naunmdt@crossref.orgMDT DepositInternational Journal of Education and Information Technologies2074-131610.46300/9109http://www.naun.org/cms.action?id=3037312202431220241810.46300/9109.2024.18https://npublications.com/journals/educationinformation/2024.phpThamerAl-RousanFaculty of Information Technology, Isra University, Amman, JordanHassanAbualeseThe World Islamic Sciences and Education University, Amman, JordanThe COVID-19 pandemic forced a rapid shift to online learning in higher education. To understand this evolving field better, this study employed a powerful technique called bibliometrics. Researchers analyzed scholarly publications between 2020 and 2023 in Web of Science, focusing on keywords related to e-learning, universities, and the pandemic's impact. 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