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The move to micro-credentials exposes the deficiencies of existing credentials

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posted on 2024-06-04, 05:05 authored by David BoudDavid Boud, TJ De St Jorre
The rush to short courses and use of micro-credentials prompted by responses to the pandemic has greatly accelerated a trend already underway. However, few studies have examined the impact of short courses or micro-credentials on skills or employment outcomes, and this hasty move draws attention to major problems in the ways in which higher education credentials - macro and micro -are designed and assessed.

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Journal

Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability

Volume

12

Pagination

18-20

Location

Geelong, Vic.

Open access

  • Yes

eISSN

1838-3815

Language

eng

Publication classification

C2 Other contribution to refereed journal

Issue

1

Publisher

Deakin University

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