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Micro-credential innovations in higher education

2021; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1787/f14ef041-en

2226-0943

OECD,

Higher Education Governance and Development

Micro-credentials are receiving growing interest from learners, education providers and governments as a means of upskilling and reskilling, academic advancement and personal development. This paper offers new empirical evidence on the current offer of micro-credentials across OECD jurisdictions, and provides an account of what is known about the costs and benefits of short learning programmes offered by higher education institutions.