Learning Writing Online and Online Collaborative Writing

Online collaborative writing (OCW) has gained considerable attention as one technique to improve student writing skills. The present study intends to examine motivating and demotivating factors in OCW, and investigate the relationship between learning writing online and OCW. 123 respondents completed a questionnaire comprising six sections with 63 items. Generally, the respondents possess a positive perception towards OCW, and some pertinent factors aid and hinder them in writing. A strong positive relationship between learning writing online and a few factors is also observed. The findings yield significant insights and implications for the teaching and learning of collaborative writing in online settings.