Title:
The Evolution of Micro-credentials and Short Courses
Author:
Alex Usher
Published:
Higher Education Strategy Associations, 15 February 2022
From the blog post:
The most important thing to note is that there remains a massive disconnect between those people who think micro-credentials are building blocks towards credentials – that is, that they should be courses or groups of courses which are both independently coherent and can build towards larger “macro-credentials” like a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree, and those people who believe that they should be unconnected to system of degrees and credentials and should instead denote some kind of skill relating to the job market. Broadly speaking, the first position is the one taken by most of the world’s governments and universities, and the second one is taken by digital badge enthusiasts and most Canadian provincial governments.
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Title:
The Opposition to Micro-credentials
Author:
Alex Usher
Published:
Higher Education Strategy Association, 16 February 2022
From the blog post:
Following yesterday’s piece on developments in micro-credentials, I want to address what I see as the back-lash against them. I see theoretical and the practical objections emerging.