Models and guidelines for the design and development of joint micro-credential courses and microlearning units in higher education

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Piet Henderikx, George Ubachs, Alessandra Antonaci

These guidelines were carried out at EADTU European Association of Distance Teaching Universities

This work was funded through the KA3 Erasmus+ Programme, project NR.: 606692-EPP-1-2018-2-FR-EPP- KA3-PI-POLICY, coordinated by Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne.
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Authors

Piet Henderikx, George Ubachs, Alessandra Antonacci

Final editing

Alessandra Antonacci, Beau Nijsten and Stefan Meuleman

Publishing

Global Academic Press

ISBN: 9789464238525
NUR: 113

eBook design

Marian Sloot || www.proefschriftmaken.nl

Citation

Henderikx, P., Ubachs, G., & Antonaci, A. (2022). Models and guidelines for the design and development of joint micro-credential courses and microlearning units in higher education. Global Academic Press.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6552609

Tags

joint micro-credential course; microlearning unit; joint MOOC; joint course design and de- velopment; Common Microcredential Framework; qualification framework for continuing education and professional development; Recommendation of the EU Council of Ministers on Micro-Credentials (EC proposal); modular education; continuing education policies

Acknowledgements to the experts of the following EU funded projects:

  • European Short Learning Programmes (E-SLP)
  • Modularisation of Continuig Education and professionalisation by Micro-credentials (MCE)
  • European Maturity Model for Blended Education (EMBED)
  • European MOOC Consortium for the Labour-Market (EMC-LM)
  • Professional Development for Digital Teaching and Learning (DigiTel Pro)

Content

Introduction6
A joint micro-credential course: the concept8
The design of a joint micro- credential course and microlearning units: overview of successive steps16
Align with institutional and cross-institutional policies20
Share a joint vision on the micro-credential course24
Compose a joint micro-credential course team28
Ensure cross-institutional support31
Design the joint micro-credential course35
Design a microlearning unit44
Agree on assigning an award49
Determine formative and summative assessment approaches55
Assure quality59
Develop a business plan62
Develop a recruitment plan66
Develop a sustainability framework68
Conclude a consortium agreement71
References73

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