Flexible Learning Experience (FLEX)
Micro Credential (MC) is a certification of learning of a smaller set of courses, modules or units, which are designed to provide learners with knowledge, skills, values and competencies in a narrow area of study and/or practice. MCs offer a more dynamic, competitive, demand-driven, shorter and less expensive alternative to the traditional degree. As their name implies, micro-credentials focus on much smaller modules of learning than those covered in conventional academic awards, which often allow learners to complete the required work over a shorter period (MQA, 2019).
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Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are online courses available for anyone with a computer and internet connection to enroll. MOOCs provide an affordable and flexible way to learn new skills for career advancement and deliver quality educational experiences at scale. MOOCs offer students a way to learn in a setting like an online class but are usually loosely structured and can be accessed without committing to an academic programme (MQA, 2019)
The keyword “massive” is associated with the capacity of the course offered to serve large numbers of learners
“Open Online” refers to MOOC courses that can be accessed from anywhere through Internet connection to provide synchronous and/or asynchronous interactions between the participants (instructors and learners) and content of the course.
A MOOC is facilitated by at least an instructor whether it is offered as an in- session or a self-paced mode.
Open & Distance Learning (ODL)
Open & Distance Learning (ODL) refers to the provision of flexible educational opportunities in terms of access and multiple modes of knowledge acquisition.
