http://digitalpromise.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Microcredentials_Driving_teacher_learning_leadership.pdf

http://www.gettingsmart.com/2017/11/micro-credentials-transforming-professional-learning/

Nation-wide attention and conversation on micro-credentials hosted by Digital Promise and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). http://digitalpromise.org/2017/09/19/recognition-mcs-symposium-currency-micro-credentials/

A great overview of research behind and reasons for micro-credentials:
http://digitalpromise.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Microcredentials_Driving_teacher_learning_leadership.pdf

The major momentum behind micro-credentials