Using Interactive Video to Boost Engagement in Online Courses, MOOCs, and More

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Title: Using Interactive Video to Boost Engagement in Online Courses, MOOCs, and More
Language: English
Authors: Christine Eide
Source: English Teaching Forum. 2025 63(1):14-21.
Availability: US Department of State. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs, SA-5, 2200 C Street NW 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20037. e-mail: etforum@state.gov; Web site: https://americanenglish.state.gov/forum
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 8
Publication Date: 2025
Intended Audience: Teachers
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Interactive Video, Online Courses, Learner Engagement, Lesson Plans, Multimedia Instruction, Teaching Methods, Feedback (Response), Student Attitudes, Universities, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries
Geographic Terms: Thailand
ISSN: 1559-663X
1559-6621
Abstract: Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the world of education has found a new normal, with new online courses, tools, educational apps, and artificial intelligence gaining in advancement and popularity. Interactive video is a multimedia tool that allows the viewer to actively engage with the content in the video by making choices and inputting data. In this article, the author describes the potential benefits of interactive video, how this technology works and how to get started with it, gives suggestions for how to apply it to a variety of teaching contexts, and provides a sample lesson plan that shows some of the ways interactive video can be used to support student learning.
Abstractor: ERIC
Entry Date: 2025
Accession Number: EJ1471479
Database: ERIC
Description
Abstract:Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the world of education has found a new normal, with new online courses, tools, educational apps, and artificial intelligence gaining in advancement and popularity. Interactive video is a multimedia tool that allows the viewer to actively engage with the content in the video by making choices and inputting data. In this article, the author describes the potential benefits of interactive video, how this technology works and how to get started with it, gives suggestions for how to apply it to a variety of teaching contexts, and provides a sample lesson plan that shows some of the ways interactive video can be used to support student learning.
ISSN:1559-663X
1559-6621