Company Digital Badges MOOC 
Edsurge
JANUARY 30, 2020
Non-Degree Microcredentials as Pathways to Lifelong Learning and Degrees From digital badges and nanodegrees, to MicroMasters and new types of certificates, there’s an explosion of professionally-oriented microcredential offerings , and employers are increasingly aware of and accepting of these educational options.
Edsurge
AUGUST 12, 2020
While high-resolution data for community colleges isn’t available, we can see evidence for this in proxies such as Google search trends , consumers’ growing openness and intention to study online , booming MOOC enrollment , and publicly-traded online learning company enrollment results.
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Edsurge
OCTOBER 30, 2018
Earlier this year, online education services company 2U–which powers many leading universities’ online programs– announced a partnership with shared workspace firm WeWork , creating an opportunity to embed its online programs in WeWork locations in cities around the world.
Edsurge
APRIL 23, 2019
Another impetus was to make sure no one commercial company develops the de-facto standard for how colleges share credential information. Others have expressed concern over patents owned by companies for digital credential systems. “It’s a trusted community that is stepping up to become stewards of this standard,” he says.
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 10, 2018
He pointed out that anyone may put false information—like a degree or digital badge—on their LinkedIn profile. She explained that Blockchain at Berkeley is developing a MOOC about blockchain technology and that students have expressed they want the course’s certification to be verified via blockchain.
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 13, 2017
That’s why employers and prospective employees will need to get more comfortable with alternative credentialing like specialized certifications, micro degrees and digital badges. Traditional higher-education institutions and technology companies have a significant role to play as well.
Marketplace K-12
JUNE 27, 2016
Company/vendor: 29 percent. To receive a digital badge: 10 percent. See also: Research Update: K-12 Teachers Turning to MOOCs for Professional Development. Training for student assessments: 27 percent. Who provided the professional online learning course? Online community: 60 percent. Conference organizer: 13 percent.
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