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MOOC video production affects student engagement (2014)
- hazelnut-tree 4y agoSummary: Four main kinds of videos on the edX platform (2014): - Recorded classroom lecture - Instructor's talking head - Khan-style digital tablet drawing (popularized by Khan Academy) - PowerPoint slideshow Main findings and corresponding recommendations: 1. Shorter videos are much more engaging. Engagement drops sharply after 6 minutes 2. Videos that intersperse an instructor’s talking head with PowerPoint slides are more engaging than showing only slides 3. Videos produced with a more personal feel could be more engaging than high-fidelity studio recordings 4. Khan-style tablet drawing tutorials are more engaging than PowerPoint slides or code screencasts 5. Even high-quality prerecorded classroom lectures are not as engaging when chopped up into short segments for a MOOC 6. Videos where instructors speak fairly fast and with high enthusiasm are more engaging 7. Students engage differently with lecture and tutorial videos