Size Does Matter: Faculty Share Their Perspectives on Teaching Large Online Courses

• In Event: Online Learning Perspectives and Approaches

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. We set forth to investigate the experiences and instructional decisions of faculty teaching large online courses.

Authors

• Patrick R. Lowenthal, Boise State University

• Joanna C. Dunlap, University of Colorado - Denver

• Justin Keel

• Crystal Gasell

• Jeanna Cronk