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.