What You Shouldn't Ask about Online Learning

The panelists will address four questions on the effectiveness and quality of online learning in the present context of higher education: How can I harness the power of disruption? Should I MOOCify my course? Will teaching online adversely impact my evaluations? Is it scalable? The questions are centered on issues that appear to be driving the higher education research agenda; however, on closer examination, there is the possibility of unintended consequences with each.

OUTCOMES: Understand disruptive innovation as well as positive and negative unanticipated side effects * Gain a brief overview of MOOC positives and negatives and how a MOOC differs and can evolve from an online class * Learn about the effect of course modality on student evaluations of instruction and what students value in "excellent instructors" * Gain an awareness of issues surrounding scalability * Connect with others and engage in ongoing dialogue on these issues