DDL: Does size matter? An exploration into faculty perceptions and practices of teaching large online courses

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Short Description

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 the demand for online courses increases, so does class size. Each semester faculty find themselves teaching larger online courses. We set forth to investigate the experiences and instructional decisions of faculty teaching large online courses.

Authors

• Justin Keel, Frostburg State Univeristy

• Crystal Gasell, University of Colorado Denver

• Jeanna Cronk, Northwood University

• Patrick Lowenthal, Boise State University

• Joanna Dunlap, University of Colorado Denver