“The key to developing a meaningful digital credential is that it communicates a specific value, much like a currency does. If it’s not specific, then it’s frivolous.” https://universitybusiness.com/micro-credentials-higher-educations-wild-wild-west/ #Learning #Microcredential #Education #HigherEd #Diploma #Certificate #Skills #FutureOfEducation #DigitalLearning #DigitalLiteracy
Digital credentials: Higher education's new frontier

Higher ed stakeholders recognize digital credentials' potential to foster academic equity, workforce access and attractive program offerings.

University Business
“How can some of these micro-credentials be stacked into certificates, and how can certificates be stacked into degrees? … It’s incremental learning, which I think appeals to populations that haven’t historically had a path to traditional education.”