The value of educational microcredentials in open access online education: a doctoral education case

This research explores the effect of implementing educational open microcredentials on student motivation, engagement, and completion in access online courses. Our case study reviews impact Community Learning for African PhD Fellows, a capacity-building project supporting fellows Sub-Saharan Africa. It builds an analysis data from learning analytics, surveys, semi-structured interviews. findings indicate that course was low, offering rounds with without certification. Main hurdles to are lack time direct career benefits or academic value attached completion. We found that, while courses appreciated by fellows, implementation did not provide incentive towards this population. Hard soft copy certificates at point more appreciated.