The move to micro-credentials exposes the deficiencies of existing credentials
Boud, David and De St Jorre, TJ 2021, The move to micro-credentials exposes the deficiencies of existing credentials, Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 18-20, doi: 10.21153/JTLGE2021VOL12NO1ART1023.
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The move to micro-credentials exposes the deficiencies of existing credentials
Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability
Volume number
12
Issue number
1
Start page
18
End page
20
Total pages
3
Publisher
Deakin University
Place of publication
Geelong, Vic.
Publication date
2021
ISSN
1838-3815
Summary
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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