Getting Started With Open Badges and Open Microcredentials
International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2020 This article is intended as a practical resource to help interested organizations design and implement an open badging system. Open badges are a type of open credential designed to recognize a variety of skills, knowledge, and experiences, both inside ...
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Making micro-credentials work: A student perspective
Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, 2021 Micro-credentials, digital badges and industry-recognised certificates have been attracting considerable attention in recent years and with the disruption of many jobs due to the pandemic, interest in continuing education has grown.
Kaleb Oxley, Tristan van Rooyen
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Bridging the Gap: Micro-credentials for Development
International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2022 This paper describes current trends and issues in implementing micro-credentials. The Covid19 epidemic, combined with the increasing cost of higher education; employer concerns about graduate skills and competencies; increasing inequities in access; and
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Microcredentials as an Educational Trend and a Challenge for Higher Education
Університети і лідерство, 2023 Based on an analysis of official materials and analytical reports from international organisations (including the European Commission, UNESCO, the European Training Foundation, CEDEFOP, and international economic forums), as well as the findings of ...
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MySuccess modules:building the foundations of academic and social success [PDF]
, 2023 This presentation will explain an institutional approach to using self-assessment diagnostics as a formative assessment and a microcredential structure (MySuccess modules) to enable the foundations of academic and social student success.
Hogan, Jack, Mago, Sushmita
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‘People have Started Calling Me an Expert’: The Impact of Open University Microcredential Courses
Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2023 Evaluating courses’ impact on diverse stakeholders can be immensely valuable as a means of identifying ways in which curriculum can better support learners’ personal and professional development and achieve wider societal aims.
Kathy Chandler, Leigh-Anne Perryman
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Exploring the potential of micro-credentials: A systematic literature review
Frontiers in Education, 2023 Micro-credentials have recently become a huge research interest, as they play an important role in the social, economic, and higher education sectors.
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Experiential Learning versus Microcredentials: Educational Needs of Undergraduate Students and Working Professionals [PDF]
, 2022 This paper looks at the characteristic differences between undergraduate students and working professionals and whether experiential learning or microcredentials are more effective in satisfying the educational needs of either group of learners.
Wirth, Hannah
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How can continuing engineering education approaches meet societal and industry needs for future-focused, lifelong learning skills and competences? [PDF]
, 2023 In this workshop run by the Continuing Engineering Education and Lifelong Learning SIG, attendees were first given an overview of the changing skills landscape from 2011 to 2023 to set highlight some of the international recognised priorities around ...
Kálmán, Aniko, Smith, Christopher
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Value of Open Microcredentials to Earners and Issuers
International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2019 While microcredentials and open digital badges have become increasingly popular in education, more research is needed to better understand their implementation and benefits to both issuers and users.
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