The layout helps instructors make sure their courses are
clearly structured. By having sections and short videos,
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digestible pieces. This helps students see the scope of the
course ahead of time. It also makes it easy for students to
pause and take a break from their course when they need
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Short videos also let learners easily repeat something they
didn’t understand or want to revisit.
And when you have some experience with the subject
matter already, you can skip videos that cover what you
already know.
Udemy’s video player has speed controls, closed
captioning, volume controls, resolution options, and a
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Some of the videos have not only closed captioning for the
native languages but also subtitles in other languages. You
can also turn on a complete transcript and have it auto-
scroll while you watch or listen.
By having
sections and
short videos,
instructors
must break
their content
into specific,
digestible
pieces.