WHEREAS, at Palomar College we comply with Title 5 for distance education; and WHEREAS we evaluate our distance education courses according to the following specific Title 5 regulations:<\/p>\n
instructor-student contact
\nidentifying at-risk students
\nstudent access to resources
\naccessibility
\nsecurity
\nevaluation
\nfaculty selection according to established minimum qualifications
\nWHEREAS, our approval of courses delivered via Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) should be based on the same scrutiny of compliance with Title 5 regulations and student success for all online courses.
\nWHEREAS, faculty at Palomar College are concerned with the following issues:<\/p>\n
diversity
\nnon-independent learners working independently in online MOOCs
\nfaculty as evaluators of student success as well as course content and delivery<\/p>\n
WHEREAS, there is ample evidence of poor completion rates for MOOCs (please see recent research on documented completion rates of less than 20% in MOOCs: http:\/\/www.katyjordan.com\/MOOCproject.html), in particular those classes that are impacted.<\/p>\n
Therefore, BE IT RESOLVED that the faculty at Palomar College strongly oppose accepting MOOCs as substitutions or equivalent courses for college credit.
\nThe motion carried.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"