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Re:Ask HN: Why are the most MOOCs videos showing the lecture... by elviejo on Sunday March 07, 2021 @10:36AM (#26376637)
because videos with a "talking-head" are more engaging that slides alone.

as was reported in this study:

https://dl.acm.org/doi/abs/10.1145/2556325.2566239

"Our main findings are that shorter videos are much more engaging, that informal talking-head videos are more engaging, that Khan-style tablet drawings are more engaging, that even high-quality pre-recorded classroom lectures might not make for engaging online videos, and that students engage differently with lecture and tutorial videos."

Re:Ask HN: Why are the most MOOCs videos showing the lecture... by bor100003 on Sunday March 07, 2021 @01:16PM (#26378160)
Yes, some research is welcome.