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Jingyu Xiao; Goudarz Alibakhshi; Alireza Zamanpour; Mohammad Amin Zarei; Shapour Sherafat; Seyyed-Fouad Behzadpoor – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) has contributed to various facets of human lives for decades. Teachers and students must have competency in AI and AI-empowered applications, particularly when using online electronic platforms such as learning management systems (LMS). This study investigates the structural relationship between AI literacy, academic…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Technological Literacy, Educational Attainment, Electronic Learning
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Kamran Janfeshan; Asmaa Nader Sharhan; Mohamad Mahdi Janfeshan – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
The current study was planned to find out if the use of blended learning as a combination of face-to-face instruction and mobile-assisted language learning using WhatsApp contributed to the vocabulary learning and autonomy of Iranian EFL learners compared to the traditional method. To assess their English skills, PET was given to 80 homogenous…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Vocabulary Development
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Reza Dashtestani; Ahmad Mohamadi Suhrawardi – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
The integration of open educational resources (OER) in the educational curricula of universities and educational organizations has gained tremendous popularity. However, there is a gap in research on teachers' attitudes toward OER in many developing countries. Using a mixed-methods approach, this study explored the use of OER by online and…
Descriptors: Online Courses, In Person Learning, Open Educational Resources, Teacher Attitudes
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Abbas Taghizade; Esmaeil Azimi; Hassan Mahmoudian; Salman Akhash – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2023
The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of integrating community of inquiry (COI) framework principles with flipped classroom pedagogy to enhance students' perceived presence sense, self-regulated learning, and learning performance. A quasi-experimental study was conducted to examine whether integrating COI framework principles…
Descriptors: Preservice Teacher Education, Flipped Classroom, Inquiry, Teaching Methods
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Kasani, Hamed Abbasi; Mourkani, Gholamreza Shams; Seraji, Farhad; Rezaeizadeh, Morteza; Abedi, Hojjat – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2020
This study investigates and fully identifies the challenges of the Iranian e-learning system. The approach was qualitative and the method was research synthesis. The statistical population consisted of studies from 2006 to 2019 in the field of challenges of the e-learning system of Iran collected with specific keywords from the country's…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Barriers
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Dashtestani, Reza – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2020
This study focused on the perspectives of higher education stakeholders on teaching English as a foreign language (TEFL) in online courses in Iran, as well as preservice teachers' learning achievements in online courses. Three cohorts of participants were included in the study: preservice teachers of TEFL (n = 104), TEFL university instructors (n…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Stakeholders, Preservice Teachers
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Ahangar, Abbas Ali; Izadi, Mehri – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
The internet has developed into an important source of knowledge in recent times. It is used not just for engaging and entertaining users, but also for promoting language learning, especially for English as a Second/Foreign Language (ESL and EFL) learners spending long hours using internet, 85% of all web pages are in English. This experimental…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Vocabulary