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Direct linkRobert 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
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
Download full textHannah 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
