Talk:Microdegree

Contested deletion

This article should not be speedily deleted for lack of asserted importance because.-Gngenner (talk) 17:52, 9 April 2015 (UTC)The article as edited is not promoting any particular institution. The concept of and the term Microdegree is increasingly prevalent in higher education as evidenced by the references given and the changes to higher education that are resulting affect many millions of current and future students. The references given satisfy the standard: "If a topic has received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject, it is presumed to be suitable for a stand-alone article or list." If needed I can add many other 3rd party authoritative references but that appears to be overkill. Gngenner (talk) 17:52, 9 April 2015 (UTC) Gngenner (talk) 19:17, 9 April 2015 (UTC) Gngenner (talk) 19:17, 9 April 2015 (UTC)

Reverse the redirect from Microcredential

Microcredential currently redirects to Microdegree. Microcredentials are a broader class of thing than microdegrees, and "microcredential" is currently the more widely used term (352,000 hits on Google versus 54,200). Sources for references to microcredential include BBC (here), European Commission (here) and OECD (here)

The redirect of Microcredential should be removed, and probably the current contect of the Microcredegree page should be included it, with a redirect from Microdegree to Microcredential.

Phil Barker 16:08, 15 September 2021 (UTC)

Agreed: it seems that UNESCO is pushing for the term, as shown in the following links:

• https://en.unesco.org/news/defining-micro-credentials-opportunities-and-challenges-shaping-educational-landscape
• https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000264428

This would indicate that the term could be called to grow in significance, which Wikipedia should adequately reflect. It's also contradictory that micromasters are mentioned without clarifying distinctions in the first line of the article. Vahidmasrour (talk) 21:34, 8 October 2021 (UTC)

Agree with others that "microcredential" is now the preferred term.
Australia has a national micro-credential framework: * https://www.education.gov.au/higher-education-publications/resources/national-microcredentials-framework
New Zealand has adopted the term "microcredential" as part of its regulated education and training system: * https://www.nzqa.govt.nz/providers-partners/approval-accreditation-and-registration/micro-credentials/
"Microcredentials" are listed among six key technologies and practices in the 2021 and 2022 EduCAUSE Horizon Reports:

• https://library.educause.edu/-/media/files/library/2021/4/2021hrteachinglearning.pdf?la=en&hash=C9DEC12398593F297CC634409DFF4B8C5A60B36E
  
• https://library.educause.edu/-/media/files/library/2022/4/2022hrteachinglearning.pdf?la=en&hash=6F6B51DFF485A06DF6BDA8F88A0894EF9938D50B
  

Captaininfo (talk) 01:44, 9 December 2022 (UTC)