Literasi Digital, Massive Open Online Courses, dan Kecakapan Belajar Abad 21 Mahasiswa Generasi Milenial

Abstract

Millennial generation students need to be equipped with adequate digital literacy in order to face the industrial revolution 4.0. Unfortunately, students' digital literacy particularly related to the 21 st century learning abilities is relatively low. This article critically discusses digital literacy massive open online courses (DL-MOOCs) need developments in higher education, including; 1) the need of digital literacy for academic purposes; 2) the development of MOOCs around the world and in Indonesia; 3) 21 st century learning abilities of millennial generation students. Study in this article is the result of preliminary research using literature review and survey methods involving 245 first-year millennial generation university students. The results revealed that; 1) digital literacy for academic purposes is needed since ample digital information has been utilised as learning resources and the learning process in higher education have commonly conducted in a digital environment; 2) the development of MOOCs opens extensive opportunities to be used as a massive, open, and online learning platform to improve digital literacy of millennial generation students; and 3) 21 st century learning abilities of millennial generation students are very low in the components of creative collaborator and innovative designer. These results indicate the urgency of MOOCs developments that focus on digital literacy for academic purposes.

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