Additional comments and advice
Irwin,
Speaking from the OERF - our core OERu mission is to provide real academic credit as a point of departure. I see value in thinking about micro-credentials, eg for individual micro-courses and how these map to university credit offered. So for example, if an OERu learner completes one of 3 required micro-courses for full course credit (3 credits in North America) - the partner could keep record of this achievement until all the credits for the course are completed for transcript credit. The one-credit award = a micro-credit and could have a paper certificate or digital badge associated with it. For me, open badges can function as a digital manifestation of credit.
Nope - we shouldn't veer away from formal credit imo. It is an OERu point of difference.
