Blended Learning with MOOCs in Technical Higher Education

Abstract

This paper further continues our work in a new concept of integrating Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in traditional education as an open education approach. A study case on integrating MOOCs in courses at Master level is presented and discussed based on questionnaires, reports and live discussions with students. Studying online, open education and MOOCs still represent terms students are not familiar with, in Romania in particular. The authors proposed, for several years, an asynchronous course work to be integrated with the traditional in-class instruction. Every year the method is refined and enhanced with new models. This year the novelty was to empower students to become co-creators. The paper analyses how students use MOOCs for their own personal learning and to increase their ability to learn digitally and online, and how creating Open Educational Resources improves students' abilities to become co-creators.