Launched in January 2024, the Basics of Resilience (BoR) series is a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) joined so far by more than 17,000 individuals. The BoR MOOC’s completion rate of 31% significantly exceeds the global average for MOOCs, which is around 12.6%, based on data from various providers like Coursera and Open2Study (Jordan, 2015). This reach signifies the program’s impact and relevance in providing inclusive, multidisciplinary, free, and open source resilience, climate change adaptation and mitigation (CCAM), and disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) education through online and flexible learning by UP Resilience Institute (UPRI) and the UP Open University Faculty of Management and Development Studies (UPOU-FMDS).
The BoR comprises three (3) MOOCs covering fundamental topics ranging from the basic concepts of disasters and hazards, risk and hazard assessment, frameworks and policies on CCAM and DRRM to the pillars of DRRM. These are as follows:
MOOC 1: Basics of Resilience
MOOC 2: Risk Parameters, Hazard Assessment, and Frameworks and Policies on DRR-CCA
MOOC 3: Pillars of DRRM
BoR MOOCs has been offered three (3) times, and has reached almost all cities and municipalities in the country, with the National Capital Region (NCR) achieving the largest proportion of completers at 1,081 (24.69%) followed by Region IV-A CALABARZON with 818 (18.68%). Filipinos from around the world also participated (e.g., Dubai, Saudi Arabia, and Singapore). This emphasized the institutions’ commitment of expanding the course’s reach and network, promoting resilience-building in every locality across the Philippines and the world. 
Bachelor's degree holders comprised more than half of the completers (2,660 or 60.8%), followed by those with master’s degree (787 or 18.0%), and high school diploma (460 or 10.5%). These findings revealed that individuals of varied educational backgrounds want to continuously and actively capacitate themselves through disaster education. This also underscores the program’s commitment to make resilience education accessible and open despite one’s educational attainment.
Course completers came from various sectors of the society. Government or public sector participants made up the largest group, with 1,566 individuals (36.9%), followed by those from the academe with 899 (21.2%), and the private sector with 890 (21.0%). This implies that BoR MOOCs are particularly aligned with the necessities of public service professionals in terms of addressing and formulating resilience-based initiatives. Also, the significant participation from other sectors indicates the interdisciplinary nature of the course, demonstrating its applicability and relevance across diverse professional settings.
On the other hand, a significant portion are employed full-time (2,759 or 74.0%), followed by unemployed (450 or 12.1%), students (224 or 6.0%), and employed part-time (197 or 5.3%). For full-time workers, the course was beneficial for career development and skills enhancement, while the smaller yet noticeable representation from other types of workers highlights’ the program’s role in bridging educational gaps in CCA-DRRM and supporting career transitions or academic endeavors. 
Furthermore, the exit survey showed several positive points from the learners’ experience. Key findings include offering access and opportunities for those learners who seek to have learning experiences from top universities, with the course content being effective, sufficient, and compact for various learners with different educational backgrounds, each module is well-structured into segments that were easily answered by the learners, and the assessment type in every module are appropriate in applying and retaining the learned information.
In January 2025, the BoR is set to launch again with the fourth run of MOOC 1, second run of MOOC 2, and first run of MOOC 3, aiming to accommodate the growing number of individuals to be empowered and competent with resilience, CCAM, and DRRM education. With the release of the 3rd and final MOOC in the Basics of Resilience series, finishers of all three MOOCs are now expected to be equipped in building resilience in their own communities and workplaces. Furthermore, the UPRI and UPOU-FMDS remain committed to their goal of educating individuals in resilience, boosting and increasing the human capital for disaster preparedness and responses. The microcredentialing framework for the Basics of Resilience series is being prepared to allow all finishers the opportunity to have these MOOCs credited to one of the core courses of the proposed Master in Climate and Disaster Resilience.
Reference
Jordan, K., 2015. Massive open online course completion rates revisited: Assessment, length and attrition. International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 16(3), pp.341-358. https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v16i3.2112