Open AccessThe move to micro-credentials exposes the deficiencies of existing credentials
Author(s) -
David Boud,
Trina Jorre de St Jorre
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of teaching and learning for graduate employability
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.397
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 1838-3815
DOI - 10.21153/jtlge2021vol12no1art1023
Subject(s) - macro , pandemic , computer security , covid-19 , business , computer science , medicine , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , programming language
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.