While engaging and motivating students in the classroom has always been critical for student success, it is even more important and challenging in the online learning environment. This practical guide will provide English language educators with a number of strategies and ready-to-use activities to help them engage and motivate their students for improved learner outcomes. It also covers trends in online learning, engagement and motivation principles and competencies, as well as ways administrators can support teachers' professional development

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Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Part I: The Whys of Engaging Students in Online Teaching -- Chapter 1: Online Language Learning: Changes and Trends -- Chapter 2: Actionable Principles for Engaging and Motivating Students in the Online Environment -- Chapter 3: Online Language Teaching Competencies: A Combination of Pedagogical Knowledge and Skills -- Part II: The Ways to Engage Online Language Learners -- Chapter 4: Teaching Presence and Engaging Students Through Teacher Self-Presentation, Course Design, and Facilitation -- Chapter 5: Cognitive Presence and Engaging Students Through Challenge and Higher-Order Thinking -- Chapter 6: Social Presence and Engaging Students Through Community -- Chapter 7: Learning Presence and Engaging Students Through Self-Directed Learning -- Part III: The Next Steps to Sustain Online Teaching Expertise -- Chapter 8: Exemplary and Inspirational Online Teaching Practices -- Chapter 9: Ways Administrators Can Use Online Pathways to Reconceptualize and Support Teachers' Professional Development -- Chapter 10: Culturally and Linguistically Inclusive Online Instruction -- About the Authors.