I've this "inverted classroom" approach work well, although it can have problems also; if the course isn't self-paced (which I think is much better) you have to make really sure that students aren't overloaded with video lectures, because it's easy to "fall behind." It can't be an excuse for instructors to cram more stuff into an already packed course.

Some other things I've seen and experienced that have seemed to work well and that I'd like to see more of:

- course staff who serve primarily as advisors and guides to provide and help students find, discover and use resources for self-directed learning and to help when students encounter difficulties

- schools that helped students buy cheap paperback books for recreational reading

- scaled out peer tutoring, where the school pays students who have taken a course to tutor students who are currently taking the course

- self-paced learning without harsh penalties for "falling behind" other students or an arbitrary course schedule