Foundation of Digital Badges and Micro-Credentials: Demonstrating and Recognizing Knowledge and Competencies

by Dirk Ifenthaler (Editor), Nicole Bellin-Mularski (Editor), Dana-Kristin Mah (Editor)

This edited volume provides insight into how digital badges may enhance formal, non-formal and informal education by focusing on technical design issues including organizational requirements, learning and instructional design, as well as deployment. It features current research exploring the theoretical foundation and empirical evidence of the utilization of digital badges as well as case studies that describe current practices and experiences in the use of digital badges for motivation, learning, and instruction in K-12, higher education, workplace learning, and further education settings.

558 pages, Hardcover

First published June 9, 2016