Teaching process that splits material or courses into modules to allow students flexibility in selecting modules to create a program of study

The process by which courses are divided into separate elements - modules - which are self contained.

an implementation of a modularization model; the process of composing or de-composing a DTD by dividing its markup declarations into units or groups to support specific goals. Modules may or may not exist as separate file entities (i.e., the physical and logical structures of a DTD may mirror each other, but there is no such requirement).