The value of educational microcredentials in open access online education: a doctoral education case

Laar, Mindel van de; West, Richard E.; Cosma, Paris; Katwal, Dennis; Mancigotti, Cristina

doi:10.1080/02680513.2022.2072721

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“…In terms of intrinsic motivation, specific badges can highlight achievement, and competitive badges can enhance learning motivation (Facey-Shaw, Specht, & Bartley-Bryan, 2018). There is evidence that micro-credentials provided additional formative and summative feedback beyond what is traditionally available in higher education classes and that additional assessments provided by badges had a positive impact on student motivation to learn (Boesdorfer & Daugherty, 2020;Abramovich, 2016;van de Laar, West, Cosma, Katwal, & Mancigotti, 2022).…”

Section: The Teaching Support Value Of Micro-credentialsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Harnessing Micro-Credentials to Innovate Teaching in the Open University of China: Opportunities and Challenges

Lyu¹

2023

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The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed teaching patterns, distance education is becoming an important educational mode in all kinds of schools. This is an opportunity for Open Universities, which mainly focus on distance and open education, but at the same time, Open Universities are also facing unprecedented challenges. In the present situation, distance education is no longer the unique feature of Open Universities, it is necessary for the Open University of China to innovate teaching to meet diverse learning needs. This paper puts forward the idea of using the new technology micro-credentials to innovate teaching, summarizes the definition, types, metadata and the educational application of micro-credentials, discusses the value of micro-credentials for innovative teaching in the Open University of China, and the challenges faced by the application of micro-credentials in teaching.

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Section: The Teaching Support Value Of Micro-credentialsmentioning

confidence: 99%