SUNY CoW Petition opposing credit-bearing MOOCs in Writing
The SUNY Council on Writing has issued a resolution opposing awarding credit to MOOCs purporting to "teach" writing. They argue that this type of "massive" instruction is counter to current pedagogical theories and the teaching of writing and that there is no peer-reviewed research supporting the successful use of MOOCs in writing instruction.
They further echo the National Council for Teachers of English (NCTE) statement opposing machine scoring of student writing along with the NCTE recommendation that writing courses should have a class size of no more than 20. SUNY CoW is particularly concerned with the implications of credit-bearing MOOCs fulfilling the SUNY Gen Ed category of Basic Communications in our SUNY's Seamless Transfer environment.
SUNY CoW is now amassing signatures on their petition. If SUNY faculty are interested in signing the petition, click on the link above for the complete text of the resolution. There you will be given the opportunity to sign the petition.
The Faculty Council has not yet taken a position on this resolution, so if you have any questions or comments regarding this issue, contact us or post them as comments below.
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