Description
Book SynopsisMany new entrants to higher education, including employees and job seekers, consider micro-credentialing as time-wise alternatives to traditional degrees. These short online or physical courses are more accessible and allow the learner to quickly acquire skills-in-demand and associated knowledge and then re-deploy themselves into industry. Although micro-credentials paybacks are enormous, as they demonstrate skills, knowledge, and/or experience in a given subject area or capability, it has yet to be fully mapped within the credentialing ecosystem.
So far, there has been limited research on multidisciplinary micro-credentialing and its benefits to both higher education and industry. Introducing Multidisciplinary Micro-credentialing establishes a HE-industry framework to augment a re-skilling and upskilling process where courses could generate adaptable multidisciplinary links and intersections toward self-sufficiency.
Subasinghe and Giridharan offer in-depth discourse analysis on self-sufficiency-related benefits that could forge robust academia-industry partnerships to establish fluidity between different credentialing models and job sectors.
Table of ContentsForeword; Ronald Barnett
Introduction
Chapter 1. Introducing Multidisciplinary Micro-credentialing: Rethinking Learning and Development for Higher Education and Industry; Chamila Subasinghe and Beena Giridharan
Section One: WHY
Chapter 2. Establishing rigour criteria for Multidisciplinary, Micro-credentialing for Self-sufficiency; Chamila Subasinghe and Barry cooper-Cooke
Section Two: WHERE
Chapter 3. MdMc and International Curriculum-Academic Perspectives from Global Campuses; Beena Giridharan
Section Three: WHAT
Chapter 4. Innovative and emerging intersections between industry and academia: rationale for micro-credentialing; David Wai Lun Ng and Lillian Koh Noi Keng
Section Four: HOW
Chapter 5. Self-sufficiency via digital badging for online learning and development; Robert Lopez and Peter Bullen
Chapter 6. Self-tailoring of micro-credentialing: a local case of crafting a career in Construction Management; Barry cooper-Cooke and Chamila Subasinghe
Section Five: WHEN
Chapter 7. Micro-Credentialing: A path to more resilient communities; Kevin Kupietz
Chapter 8. Micro-credentials and higher education: the bottom-line; Peter Ling and Lorraine Ling
Conclusion
Chapter 9. Industry-academia manifesto: the evolving essentials; Beena Giridharan and Chamila Subasinghe
