MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) have been a new form of online courses and becoming a mainstream delivery channel in higher education. In order to provide concretely academic references to developers for better video quality, this study aimed to explore the effects of the advance organizer design for MOOC videos on learners' achievement and…

Video comprehension involves interpreting both sounds and images. Research has shown that processing an aural text with relevant pictorial information effectively enhances second/foreign language (L2) listening comprehension. A hypothesis underlying this mixed-methods study is that a visual-only silent film used as an advance organiser to activate…