American University

MEMORANDUM [American University] May 8, 2013 To: AU Faculty and Staff From: Scott A. Bass, Provost Re: MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) Moratorium at AU On January 9, 2013, I issued to the deans a moratorium on MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) at AU. Recently, the Faculty Senate asked that I write to the campus community to clarify the current moratorium. In collaboration with the Faculty Senate, we are exploring the development of a policy regarding MOOCs at AU. The policy we craft will eventually be reviewed by the Board of Trustees. In the interim, there are many creative online…