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The Value of Educational Microcredentials in Open Access Online Education: A Doctoral Education Case
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Direct linkMindel van de Laar; Richard E. West; Paris Cosma; Dennis Katwal; Cristina Mancigotti – Open Learning, 2024
This research explores the effect of implementing educational open microcredentials on student motivation, engagement, and completion in open access online courses. Our case study reviews the impact on the Community of Learning for African PhD Fellows, a capacity-building project supporting PhD fellows in Sub-Saharan Africa. It builds on an…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Fellowships, Doctoral Students, Open Education
Mays, Tony – Open Learning, 2005
This article is based on a report of the same name emanating from research undertaken by a team of South African Institute for Distance Education (SAIDE) researchers for the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) under the auspices of the Commonwealth of Learning (COL) during 2003. The article explores the importance of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Open Education, Distance Education, Educational Research
