Unbundling Credit to Non-Credit: A Framework for Developing Alternative Credentials

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Author(s): Beth Romanski (Maryland University of Integrative Health, USA)
Copyright: 2022
Pages: 34
Source title: New Models of Higher Education: Unbundled, Rebundled, Customized, and DIY
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Aaron M. Brower (University of Wisconsin Extended Campus, USA & University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)and Ryan J. Specht-Boardman (University of Wisconsin Extended Campus, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-3809-1.ch017

Keywords: Education / Higher Education / Information Science Reference

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The landscape of higher education is moving in a direction of greater variation, leaving traditional academic institutions at risk of obsolescence amidst the myriad of accessible, responsive, flexible learning opportunities increasingly represented in the global learning market. Declining confidence in the value of a college degree forces the higher education industry to open to expanded audiences and diversification of learning opportunities—including embracing the value of alternative credential programming as an institutional priority. This chapter depicts a streamlined model for generating high-quality skills-based microcredentials and professional development offerings with limited resources. To do so, a step-by-step process for identifying opportunities to leverage existing academic content to create more flexible, skills-based learning experiences will be described. The chapter will provide a framework for unbundling credit to non-credit offerings that can be adapted and replicated by other institutions seeking the same outcomes.

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