@article{LorenzBockSchulteOstermann2023,
  author    = {Lorenz, Anja and Bock, Stefanie and Schulte-Ostermann, Juleka},
  title     = {Challenges and proposals for introducing digital certificates in higher education infrastructures},
  series = {EMOOCs 2023 : Post-Covid Prospects for Massive Open Online Courses - Boost or Backlash?},
  journal   = {EMOOCs 2023 : Post-Covid Prospects for Massive Open Online Courses - Boost or Backlash?},
  editor    = {Meinel, Christoph and Schweiger, Stefanie and Staubitz, Thomas and Conrad, Robert and Alario Hoyos, Carlos and Ebner, Martin and Sancassani, Susanna and Żur, Agnieszka and Friedl, Christian and Halawa, Sherif and Gamage, Dilrukshi and Scott, Jeffrey and Kristine Jonson Carlon, May and Deville, Yves and Gaebel, Michael and Delgado Kloos, Carlos and von Schmieden, Karen},
  publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam},
  address   = {Potsdam},
  doi       = {10.25932/publishup-62470},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-624701},
  pages     = {263 -- 270},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Questions about the recognition of MOOCs within and outside higher education were already being raised in the early 2010s. Today, recognition decisions are still made more or less on a case-by-case basis. However, digital certification approaches are now emerging that could automate recognition processes. The technical development of the required machinereadable documents and infrastructures is already well advanced in some cases. The DigiCerts consortium has developed a solution based on a collective blockchain. There are ongoing and open discussions regarding the particular technology, but the institutional implementation of digital certificates raises further questions. A number of workshops have been held at the Institute for Interactive Systems at Technische Hochschule L{\"u}beck, which have identified the need for new responsibilities for issuing certificates. It has also become clear that all members of higher education institutions need to develop skills in the use of digital certificates.},
  language  = {en}
}