Teaching large online courses: Faculty perspectives on the impact of class size in online courses
Abstract: Everyone is interested in class size. Some want smaller classes (in hopes to improve learning) while others want larger classes (to save money). The research, though, on class size is mixed. One thing that is clear is that as demand for online courses increases, so does class size. Each semester faculty find themselves teaching larger online courses. During this presentation we will share the results of our investigation into the experiences and instructional decisions of faculty teaching large online courses, including recommendations for the design and teaching of large online courses. We will also engage the audience in a crowd-sourcing activity to add to the growing list of recommendations.
Presider: Peggy Semingson, The University of Texas at Arlington