The Role of Micro-Credentials in Lifelong Learning and Development: Empowering Learners, Empowering Organizations
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| Title: | The Role of Micro-Credentials in Lifelong Learning and Development: Empowering Learners, Empowering Organizations |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Marilys Galindo, Rita Fennelly-Atkinson, Kristen Franklin, Christina Luke Luna, Digital Promise |
| Source: | Digital Promise. 2024. |
| Availability: | Digital Promise. 1001 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 935, Washington DC 20036. Tel: 202-450-3675; e-mail: contact@digitalpromise.org; Web site: https://digitalpromise.org/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 48 |
| Publication Date: | 2024 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Microcredentials, Lifelong Learning, Student Empowerment, Organizations (Groups), Empowerment, Competency Based Education, Artificial Intelligence, Colleges, Value Added Models, Labor Force Development, Educational Trends |
| Abstract: | The Role of Micro-Credentials in Lifelong Learning and Development: Empowering Learners, Empowering Organizations serves as a comprehensive resource accessible to all interested in understanding micro-credentials. It focuses on several important aspects critical to understanding micro-credentials, starting with Digital Promise's definition of micro-credentials, followed by the position and role of micro-credentials in the credential ecosystem. This eBook also explores the value of micro-credentials for learners, higher education institutions, and the workforce and dives into the implications of AI on micro-credentials and the national trends on educator micro-credentials. Lastly, it shares Digital Promise's vision for how competency-based micro-credentials can be leveraged to support historically and systematically excluded learners and the organizations that serve them. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED671288 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | The Role of Micro-Credentials in Lifelong Learning and Development: Empowering Learners, Empowering Organizations serves as a comprehensive resource accessible to all interested in understanding micro-credentials. It focuses on several important aspects critical to understanding micro-credentials, starting with Digital Promise's definition of micro-credentials, followed by the position and role of micro-credentials in the credential ecosystem. This eBook also explores the value of micro-credentials for learners, higher education institutions, and the workforce and dives into the implications of AI on micro-credentials and the national trends on educator micro-credentials. Lastly, it shares Digital Promise's vision for how competency-based micro-credentials can be leveraged to support historically and systematically excluded learners and the organizations that serve them. |
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