A few topics / factors in current research are becoming more and more important:
- The role of the instructional designer seems to be less important in adaptive learning. However, the opposite is true as you need a talented designer to know exactly what information should go in the system.
- Artificial intelligence is needed to create adaptive path branching. You need specific pathways to cater to the learners' needs. In other words, the system should respond to the output of the learner. The right keywords are here tweaking and adjusting at the right moment.