by janus | May 10, 2021 | Academic publication, Article, Case Study, collection, Formal education providers, Global, Higher Education Institutions, LMS, Stakeholders, Tech Stack, Type
The article reviews literature on the impact of Open Digital Badges on learners in higher education. It explores educators’ expectations towards Badges, lists the benefits to educators and suggests ways of fortifying the effectiveness of learning with Badges...
by Susan Simonsen | May 10, 2021 | collection, Lifelong learners, Non-formal learning providers, Research Study, UK
An article examining the effects of awarding open digital badges for successful completion of open online courses – Badged Open Courses. The research argues that badged open courses, in addition to building students’ confidence and increasing motivation,...
by Susan Simonsen | May 10, 2021 | collection, Formal education providers, Higher Education Institutions, Multiple, Non-formal learning providers, Research Study, Youth work organisations
This study examines the status of 30 funded badge systems in the years following the Design Principles Documentation project – whether the badge systems were suspended, existing or thriving. The authors coded the systems according to the forms of learning and...
by Susan Simonsen | May 7, 2021 | Badge wallet, Case Study, collection, Companies, Employment-related learners, Higher Education Institutions, Ireland
Link: https://oro.open.ac.uk/69824/ This paper evaluates the success of using digital open badges to encourage student participation and to increase motivation on an undergraduate engineering study. Whilst the study takes place within a formal education environment,...
