HPC Badges: XSEDE Enters the Micro-Certification Arena
Jeff Sale
Learning Design Technologist
San Diego Supercomputer Center, UCSD
Micro-certification is a means by which professionals may demonstrate their knowledge and expertise in a particular field and, if successful, receive a low-cost credential without having to complete an expensive and time-consuming degree program. In particular, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) are becoming a popular way of obtaining micro-certification because of their low-cost and their availability, and MOOCs such as Coursera, EdX, Udemy, Lynda and many others are finding ways to make micro-certification a profitable endeavor. Continue reading “HPC Badges: XSEDE Enters the Micro-Certification Arena”