Feature Story: Professor pioneers Massive Open Online Courses

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2015-02-06
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External Relations, University of Regina
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External Relations, University of Regina
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Dr. Alec Couros, an associate professor of Education Technology and Media in the Faculty of Education, describes himself as an “open educator” taking teacher education online and making it available around the world. Couros is a pioneer of the open education movement, and his online courses are considered the precursors of today's Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC). These courses, offered online and freely available to anyone, have revolutionized distance learning, allowing for unlimited numbers of course participants - sometimes numbering in the thousands - and increased interaction between students and instructors.

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Alec Couros, Faculty of Education, Education Technology and Media, Massive Open Online Courses
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