Acknowledgments
About The Author
Contents
Introduction: Who Is This Book For?
Question 1: What is a MOOC?
Brief History
Interaction in xMOOCs vs. cMOOCs
Assessment in MOOCs
Exploration 1: Try One!
Question 2: How Can My ESL Students Best Use MOOCs?
Content-and Task-Based ESL Learning in the MOOC Universe
Language-Learning MOOCs
MOOC Learner Behaviors—A Language-Learning Asset or Curse?
Exploration 2: Find an Appropriate MOOC for Your Learners
Question 3: What If I am asked to or decide to create a MOOC?
The MOOC Creation Process
Our Story
Seven MOOC Design Tips
Rolling It Out
Exploration 3: If You Could Plan a MOOC . . .
Epilogue: What’s on the MOOC Language-Learning Horizon?
References