Innovative Strategies in Designing the Micro-Credentials Module
Keywords:
Mathematics, Micro-Credentials, Online LearningAbstract
The twenty-first century is marked by rapid and disruptive change. In such a fast-paced economy, individuals either workers or students must be able to reskill and upskill to stay on top of it. However, not everyone has the opportunity to enter a higher education institution to obtain a certificate for the required skills. Thus, Micro-Credentials Courses are the solution to develop one's skills and they are eligible for everyone. Therefore, this research aims to present a unique and innovative strategy to develop and manage the process of designing the Micro-Credentials module in Mathematics topic in Universiti Teknologi MARA. Educators have proposed a series of strategies for developing the MicroCredentials module based on basic principles recommended by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency, namely outcome-based, personalized, on-demand, transparent, secure and shareable. The findings revealed that the Micro-Credentials developed and designed based on these basic principles is suitable for online distance learning. The designed module provides a shorter duration course, a flexible education model and enables workers or students to reskill and upskill on a particular mathematics topic.
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