Handbook of Research on Writing and Composing in the Age of MOOCs

The development of online learning environments has enhanced the availability of educational opportunities for students. By implementing effective curriculum strategies, this ensures proper quality and instruction in online settings. The Handbook of Research on Writing and Composing in the Age of MOOCs is a critical reference source that overviews the current state of larger scale online courses and the latest competencies for teaching writing online. Featuring comprehensive coverage across a range of perspectives on teaching in virtual classrooms, such as MOOC delivery models, digital participation, and user-centered instructional design, this book is ideal for educators, professionals, practitioners, academics, and researchers interested in the latest material on writing and composition strategies for online classrooms. This Book Is A Critical Reference Source That Overviews The Current State Of Larger Scale Online Courses And The Latest Competencies For Teaching Writing Online, Featuring Comprehensive Coverage Across A Range Of Perspectives On Teaching In Virtual Classrooms, Such As Mooc Delivery Models, Digital Participation, And User-centered Instructional Design-- Typology Of Moocs / Richard Colby -- Writing Mooees? : Reconsidering Moocs In Light Of The Owi Principles / Beth L. Hewett, Scott Warnock -- Moocs In The Global Context / Sushil K. Oswal -- Digital Citizens As Writers : New Literacies And New Responsibilities / Valerie Hill -- Principled/digital : Composition's Ethics Of Attunement And The Writing Mooc / Matthew Overstreet -- Getting Girly Online : The Case For Gendering Online Spaces / Jen Almjeld -- Arguing For Proactivity : Talking Points For Owning Accessibility In Online Writing Instruction / Patricia Jenkins -- Connecting Writing Studies With Online Programs : Utep's Graduate Technical And Professional Writing Certificate Program / Teresa Quezada, Beth Brunk-chavez, Evelyn Posey -- Contact And Interactivity In Televised Learning : 15 Years Later / Virginia Tucker Steffen -- Developmental Writing And Moocs : Reconsidering Access, Remediation, And Development In Large-scale Online Writing Instruction / Krista Petrosino --^ Problematic Partnerships : An Analysis Of Three Composition Moocs Funded By The Gates Foundation / Tyler Branson -- The Online Writing Program Administrator (owpa) : Maintaining A Brand In The Age Of Moocs / Jessie Borgman -- Reshaping Institutional Mission : Owi And Writing Program Administration / Jacob Babb -- What's A Technician To Do? : Theorizing And Articulating Mooc Maintenance Concerns / Thomas Patrick Henry -- A (critical) Distance : Contingent Labor, Moocs, And Teaching Online / Laura Howard -- Audience, User, Producer : Moocs As Activity Systems / Jason Chew Kit Tham -- What Online Writing Spaces Afford Us In The Age Of Campus Carry, 'wall-building,' And Orlando's Pulse / Travis Webster, Rebecca Hallman Martini -- Introduction Discussion Board Forums In Online Writing Courses Are Essentil : No, Really. They Are / Jennifer Stewart, University Of Tennessee At Chattanooga, Usa Chapter 19 Using Online Writing Communities To Teach Writing Moocs Rebekah Shultz Colby --^ Hacking The Lecture : Transgressive Praxis And Presence Using Online Video / Stephanie Odom, Leslie Lindsey -- Training Instructors To Teach Multimodal Composition In Online Courses / Tiffany Bourelle, Beth L. Hewett -- Challenging Evaluation : The Complexity Of Grading Writing In Hybrid Moocs / Robert Mceachern -- Conducting Programmatic Assessments Of Online Writing Instruction : Cccc's Owi Principles In Practice / Nicki Litherland Baker, Elisabeth H. Buck. [edited By] Elizabeth A. Monske, Kristine L. Blair. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Title Page Copyright Page Book Series List of Contributors Table of Contents Detailed Table of Contents Foreword Preface Acknowledgment Chapter 1: A Typology of MOOCS Chapter 2: Writing MOOEEs? Chapter 3: MOOCs in the Global Context Chapter 4: Digital Citizens as Writers Chapter 5: Principled/Digital Chapter 6: Getting “Girly” Online Chapter 7: Arguing for Proactivity Chapter 8: Connecting Writing Studies with Online Programs Chapter 9: Contact and Interactivity in Televised Learning Chapter 10: Developmental Writing and MOOCs Chapter 11: Problematic Partnerships Chapter 12: The Online Writing Program Administrator (OWPA) Chapter 13: Reshaping Institutional Mission Chapter 14: What's a “Technician” to Do? Chapter 15: A (Critical) Distance Chapter 16: Audience, User, Producer Chapter 17: What Online Writing Spaces Afford Us in the Age of Campus Carry, “Wall-Building,” and Orlando's Pulse Tragedy Chapter 18: Introduction Discussion Board Forums in Online Writing Courses Are Essential Chapter 19: Using Online Writing Communities to Teach Writing MOOCs Chapter 20: Hacking the Lecture Chapter 21: Training Instructors to Teach Multimodal Composition in Online Courses Chapter 22: Challenging Evaluation Chapter 23: Conducting Programmatic Assessments of Online Writing Instruction Compilation of References About the Contributors Index Abstract: "[This book] is a critical reference source that overviews the current state of larger scale online courses and the latest competencies for teaching writing online. Featuring comprehensive coverage across a range of perspectives on teaching in virtual classrooms, such as MOOC delivery models, digital participation, and user-centered instructional design, this book is ideal for educators, professionals, practitioners, academics, and researchers interested in the latest material on writing and composition strategies for online classrooms"--Provided by publisher Provides an overview of the current state of larger scale online courses and the latest competencies for teaching writing online. This publication features comprehensive coverage across a range of perspectives on teaching in virtual classrooms, such as MOOC delivery models, digital participation, and user-centred instructional design.