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Robert L. Moore; Sophia Soomin Lee; Amanda Taylor Pate; Amanda J. Wilson – Distance Education, 2025
This systematic review synthesizes 14 peer-reviewed studies from 2015 to 2023, focusing on the assessment methods and delivery of digital microcredentials. Microcredentials provide specialized, focused content and recognize professional learning or competency in specific skills. This paper defines digital microcredentials as those offered in an…
Descriptors: Literature Reviews, Microcredentials, Evaluation Methods, Program Evaluation
Lori L. Montalbano; Sharon Stoerger – Assessment Update, 2025
The post-pandemic expectations of today's students require greater innovation in teaching and learning. Rapidly changing technologies and software applications will drastically change how higher education is structured and disseminated. In this article, the authors examine the use of micro-credentialing, the potential and challenges of Artificial…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Teaching Methods, Evaluation Methods, Educational Trends
Cathy Cavanaugh; Bryn Humphrey; Paige Pullen – International Journal on E-Learning, 2024
To address needs in one US state to provide a professional development micro-credential for tens of thousands of educators, we automated an assignment scoring workflow in an online course by developing and refining an AI model to scan submitted assignments and score them against a rubric. This article outlines the AI model development process and…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Scoring, Microcredentials
Dai Griffiths; Daniel Burgos; Stefania Aceto – International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2024
Learners who learn from OER often cannot have their learning assessed or receive a credential. Open credentials offer a potential solution to this problem, combining badges or micro-credentials with competence frameworks and digital seals. This study identified the current situation of open credentials in post-secondary education in Europe, the…
Descriptors: Open Educational Resources, Microcredentials, Recognition (Achievement), Evaluation Methods
Lena Patterson; Gary Hepburn – Distance Education, 2025
Although there is no globally accepted definition to guide micro-credential activity in higher education, many seek to boost the employability prospects of earners. To do this well, micro-credentials need to indicate skills and competencies. Assessment ensures those skills and competencies are verified, enabling trust and communication in the…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Microcredentials, Competency Based Education
Hannah John; John Kerr; Guillaume Andrieux – Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2024
Utilising the ABC Learning Design based on the ABC curriculum design method (Young & Perovic 2016) and the Conversational Framework (Laurillard 2012), specifically the six learning types that underpin that model, eight Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) from Coursera or FutureLearn were examined. These MOOCs were selected because they…
Descriptors: MOOCs, Learner Engagement, Learning Modalities, Skill Development
Marilys Galindo – Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 2024
The Micro-Credential Program is a digital badging system composed of competency-based pathways that move forward early childhood professionals to achieving mastery in employability skills. These skills are crucial for early childhood professionals to have to provide high-quality, nurturing learning environments to children in their care as well as…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Microcredentials, Early Childhood Teachers, Teacher Competencies