高等教育微型證書的品質保證及資歷認可初探：全球趨勢與地方實踐

Exploring Quality Assurance and Qualification Recognition of Micro-credentials in Higher Education: Global Trends and Local Practices

近10年來，微型證書在全球高等教育領域快速擴展，尤其是在受到疫情影響的動盪時期，更成為當代高等教育的新興關注焦點。由於微型證書本身具備靈活度、能力導向與符合市場需求等特點，因此，不論高等教育機構、私人企業或非營利組織等，皆對向學生及員工提供微型證書展現高度興趣。本研究旨在透過檢視歐洲聯盟委員會（European Commission）、高等教育品質保證國際網絡（International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education, INQAAHE）與馬來西亞學術資格鑑定局（Malaysia Qualification Agency, MQA）發布的原則與指南，來了解微型證書當前的最新發展，並探討微型證書的品質保證機制及資歷認可。

A growing expansion of micro-credentials is regarded as one of the significant manifestations of global higher education in the past decade, particularly during the disruptive period. With the nature of flexibility, competence based, meeting the need of labor market, higher education providers, private companies, non-profit organizations are interested in offering micro-credentials to their students as well as employees. Thus, the article aims to perceive the current development of the micro-credentials by examining the principles and guidelines published by European Commission, International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE) and Malaysia Qualification Agency (MQA). Second, the QA scheme and qualification recognition for micro-credentials are explored.