ABSTRACT Class size has been a popular topic for decades. There is renewed interest in this topic now with the growth of online learning. Online courses can accommodate hundreds, if not thousands, of students in a single course. Very little research, though, has been conducted recently on class size in online courses and the research that has been conducted is mixed. As the demand for online courses increases, so likely will class size. In this exploratory study, we investigated the perceptions and experiences of 37 faculty teaching high-enrollment online courses. In the following article, we report the results of our inquiry, implications for practice, and areas for additional research.

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班级人数重要吗？教师对高招生在线课程教学的认知探索

摘要 几十年来，班级规模一直是一个热门话题。随着在线学习的发展，人们对这个话题重新产生了兴趣。在线课程在一门课程中可以容纳数百甚至数千名学生。然而，最近很少有关于在线课程班级规模的研究，而且已经进行的研究好坏参半。随着对在线课程需求的增加，班级规模可能也会增加。在这项探索性研究中，我们调查了 37 名教授高招生在线课程的教师的看法和经验。在下一篇文章中，我们报告了我们的调查结果、对实践的影响以及其他研究领域。