This is a good overview of the concept of micro-credentials and adds information about how these are being understood in Canada (and especially Ontario). Here, "it is widely agreed that a micro-credential is "transcriptable" meaning it will appear on a learner's college or university transcript and will be deposited to her or his digital wallet or e-portfolio." The author mentions the eCampusOntario framework for micro-credentials, as well as the EU Commission draft definition: "A micro-credential is a recognized proof of the learning outcomes that a learner has achieved following a short learning experience, according to transparent standards and requirements and upon assessment." I know there's no definition of 'short' but let's be clear about scale: if 'short' means the equivalent of typical course, then we're looking at stacking 40 microcredentials to be equivanet to a degree. If they're even shorter, like say a one-hour class, then we're looking at stacking 1600 of them.
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