A snapshot in time: the next new normal and micro-credentials.

Notably, the authors of this study do not contextualise the focus of micro-credential development in regional terms, where there is an emphasis on micro-credentials to support the transition from secondary schooling to further and higher education. References 1 Brown M, Mhichil MNC, Beirne E, Mac Lchlainn C. The global microcredential landscape: Charting a new credential ecology for lifelong learning. At the Micro-Credential Summit, held in Barcelona, Spain in March 2023, a representative from the European Commission borrowed the tagline of a global sports brand in his presentation on micro-credentials, urging those present to "Just do it".[1] In this Special Issue of the ETHE, we sought to uncover what was both being done and why in order to unpack micro-credentials in the so-called next "new normal" in higher education ecosystems. [Extracted from the article]