A Strategic Reset: Micro-Credentials for Higher Education Leaders

Autor/inn/en	McGreal, Rory; Olcott, Don, Jr.
Titel	A Strategic Reset: Micro-Credentials for Higher Education Leaders
Quelle	In: Smart Learning Environments, 9 (2022), Artikel 9 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (McGreal, Rory)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2196-7091
DOI	10.1186/s40561-022-00190-1
Schlagwörter	Credentials; Higher Education; Educational Benefits; Affordances; Barriers; Educational Trends; Standards; Nontraditional Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Studienbuch; Hochschulbildung; Hochschulsystem; Hochschulwesen; Bildungsertrag; Bildungsentwicklung; Standard; Non-traditional education; Alternative Erziehung
Abstract	This article provides university leaders an introduction to the emerging micro-credentials field, including a snapshot of the global landscape. Despite the accelerated interest in micro-credentials, this article also raises a fundamental strategic question for leaders at the outset: Are micro-credentials right for our university? Part I discusses the basic elements of micro-credentials, definitions, types of micro-credentials, and affordances and barriers and various providers of micro-credentials. Part II presents a snapshot of what is happening on the global playing field and the challenges inherent in trying to standardise micro-credentials globally. The final section of the article provides some general observations by the authors, lessons from practice, and brief example of how institutions may implement a strategic reset using micro-credentials. The authors close by emphasising micro-credentials are not a panacea for resolving institutional challenges and they are unlikely to become a major revenue enhancement. They may provide strategic value in their integration with other major institutional initiatives. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01