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

The rush to short courses and use of micro-credentials prompted by responses to the [Coronavirus Disease 2019] 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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Authors: Boud, David; Jorre de St Jorre, Trina

Published: Burwood, Victoria, Deakin University, 2021

Resource type: Article

Access item: https://doi.org/10.21153/jtlge2021vol12no1art1023

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