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Direct linkAnne Reed; Yiren Kong; Samuel Abramovich – Discover Education, 2024
The rise of small, skills-focused credentials, also known as micro-credentials, has garnered considerable attention in recent years. By offering micro-credentials, institutions of higher education can provide additional credential options, thereby attracting more diverse audiences beyond degree-seekers. However, amidst their growth, fundamental…
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Higher Education, College Faculty, Instructional Design
Jeremy Hanshaw – Higher Education Evaluation and Development, 2024
Purpose: The study aims to consider the multiple affordances of micro-credentials as a means of creating agency and making a positive contribution to the human experience, through the voices of practitioners and stakeholders. Design/methodology/approach: Multiple case study, narrative inquiry, using Reflexive Thematic Analysis to identify themes…
Descriptors: Affordances, Microcredentials, Higher Education, Universities
Md Taimur Ahad; Faruk Ahmed; Auvick Chandra Bhowmik; Zannatul Maoya Mim; Aunirudra Dey Anu; Peter Busch – Education and Information Technologies, 2025
The concept of affordance is helpful to understand the advantages that can be offered to users. However, little is known about the affordable Micro-Credential courses (MC) offered by Higher education (HE) providers. This study utilizes Gibson's affordance theory as a lens and aims to validate the affordances of MCs for HE. Furthermore, this study…
Descriptors: Microcredentials, Affordances, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
