[1] Most of his work falls in the genre of adult non-fiction and literary criticism.White is most notable for his reflection on writing assessment in the United States as well as designing the first-year English Composition 1 Massive Open Online Course (MOOC).
His goal was to decrease the prevalence of multiple choice tests and instead develop writing assessments that meet the wants of four different categories of people.
Lastly, White argues that students, especially marginalized communities, want an assessment that makes writing more digestible to understand while focusing on both critical thinking and creativity.
[5] Edward M. White as well as Denise K. Comer helped design and deploy MOOC for English Composition 1.
White and Comer argue that writing assessments can be adapted into the MOOC and can provide benefits to many students.