A systematic review of the opportunities and challenges of micro-credentials for multiple stakeholders: learners, employers, higher education institutions and …

S Varadarajan, JHL Koh, BK Daniel - International Journal of Educational …, 2023 - Springer
Micro-credentials are gaining traction as viable vehicles for rapid upskilling of the workforce
in the twenty-first century and potential pathways for gaining employment for some students …

Implementation of micro-credentials in higher education: A systematic literature review

K Ahsan, S Akbar, B Kam… - Education and Information …, 2023 - Springer
Micro-credential (MC) is an innovative and disruptive technology-based learning model. In
higher education (HE), MCs are typically certified in the form of a digital badge (DB) issued …

Instilling purpose and value in the implementation of digital badges in higher education

J Stefaniak, K Carey - International Journal of Educational Technology in …, 2019 - Springer
This qualitative multi-case study examined digital badge programs being used at three
higher education institutions, at the course level, the department level, and the university …

Sustainable learning micro-credential using blockchain for student achievement records

B Mardisentosa, U Rahardja, K Zelina… - … on Informatics and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This research objective is to present assessment and management to ensure the
confidentiality of documents that are permanent, transparent, and sustainable for students by …

Exploring the potential of micro-credentials: A systematic literature review

G Tamoliune, R Greenspon, M Tereseviciene… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Micro-credentials have recently become a huge research interest, as they play an important
role in the social, economic, and higher education sectors. Mindful of growing critique in …

Micro-credentials and badges in education: A historical overview

JJ Gish-Lieberman, A Tawfik, J Gatewood - TechTrends, 2021 - Springer
Today's employees are expected to cultivate knowledge using the internet, digital literacy
skills, and networked learning (Itow et al., 2016; Rimland & Raish, 2019; Zimmerman, 2002) …

Digital badges affect need satisfaction but not frustration in males in higher education

L Schürmann, C Quaiser-Pohl - Computers & Education, 2022 - Elsevier
Digital badges are debated as a possible motivator in higher education, but their impact on
basic psychological need satisfaction and frustration still requires research. Particularly …

Open badges support goal setting and self-efficacy but not self-regulation in a hybrid learning environment

Z Cheng, H Wang, X Zhu, RE West, Z Zhang… - Computers & Education, 2023 - Elsevier
Through a quasi-experimental study, we found that preservice teachers who learned with
open badges set higher goals and indicated greater self-efficacy than those who learned …

Instructional digital badges: Effective learning tools

TJ Newby, Z Cheng - Educational Technology Research and …, 2020 - Springer
Digital badges, widely known as alternative or micro-credentials, have gained increasing
recognition in recent years as innovative pedagogical tools in higher education. Despite …

Who benefits from digital badges? Motivational precursors of digital badge usages in higher education

D Alt - Current Psychology, 2023 - Springer
A digital badge (DB) is an online display that acknowledges the achievement of skills and
competencies through explicit evidence. Despite the fact that the Internet has opened such …