Writing in MOOCs: Successes, Challenges, and Possibilities

Track:

Duke and MOOCs

Time:

10:00 – 10:40 am

Location:

President’s I

Presenters:

Denise Comer, Assistant Professor of the Practice in Writing,  Thompson Writing Program
Maral Erol, Thompson Writing Program
David Font-Navarette, Thompson Writing Program
Rebecca Vidra, Nicholas School of the Environment

Session Information:

MOOCs in some ways seem to have apparent applicability for disciplines that rely primarily on lectures for content delivery and multiple-choice tests for student assessments. How do MOOCs, though, intersect with disciplines grounded on student writing and seminar conversations?  How might these and other disciplines integrate more writing into MOOCs? This presentation will share the successes, challenges, and possibilities related to writing and MOOCs that have emerged from our experience designing and teaching Duke’s first writing-intensive MOOC: English Composition I: Achieving Expertise.