Want to know more about MOOCs?

Dear James,

This may come as a shock to many in higher education: only two in 10 Americans are aware of massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest attempt to draw more attention to MOOCs came this week, when the University of California Irvine announced a MOOC centered around the popular "Walking Dead" comic book series and TV show. The question remains: will latching on to pop culture help increase public awareness of MOOCs? We also have coverage of one university's big gamble on MOOCs, the first-ever synchronous MOOC, and advice about how to create a MOOC without breaking the bank.

Read this week’s headlines on MOOCs:

	‘Walking Dead,’ comic books inspire MOOCs
How MOOCs are evolving with video technology The MOOC that spawned three startups UW's big bet on cheap classes The truth about MOOCs Coursera prof stops teaching online course in objection to MOOCs Making the grade in Massive Open Online Courses Professors still view MOOCs skeptically University offers first synchronous massive online course

Thank you, and enjoy reading eCampus News!

Cheers, Denny Carter, Managing Editor

And, by the way, my "American Counter Terrorism Law" MOOC is enrolling right now:

https://www.canvas.net/courses/american-counter-terrorism-law-1