Emotions analysis techniques: Their application in the identification of criteria for selecting suitable Open Educational Resources (OERs)

Abstract

Emotion analysis is a key variable in textual analysis, namely that which focuses on detecting, separating or extracting information related to human attitudes and feelings-such as opinions or value judgments. This research paper aims to identify through a combination of techniques the human feelings and emotions of university students when selecting suitable (Open) Educational Resources in a Systems Engineering degree course. Although this research is only currently in its developmental stage, it provides some conclusions about the state of the art as well as details of future works that will be carried out in the field of emotion analysis in an online environment.