Learning from Online Video Lectures

This study empirically examines the instructional value of online video lectures – videos that a course's instructor prepares to supplement classroom or online-broadcast lectures. The study examines data from a classroom course, where the videos have a slower, more step-by-step lecture style than the classroom lectures; student use of videos is voluntary, can be tailored by students to meet their learning and topic-review needs, and can occur when and where students learn most effectively. The study's specific objectives are to identify and measure types of learning benefits that video lectures provide, gauge students' acceptance and use of this form of computer-based instruction, and compare results from alternative video designs to determine if learning is differently affected.