Standards & Interoperability / System
Digital credential
Definition
A digitally represented claim about achievement, qualification, skill, identity, participation, or authorization that can be issued and verified electronically.
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Credentials become more useful when their claims can connect to shared competency definitions and interoperable learner records.
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Sources and evidence
- Modernizing Learning — Ch. 2, 13, pp. 40, 243-267 (direct)