What are OPEN BADGES?
Open Badges is the world's leading format for digital badges. Open Badges is not a specific product or platform, but a type of digital badge that is verifiable, portable, and packed with information about skills and achievements.
Open Badges can be issued, earned, and managed by using a certified Open Badges platform.
Want to build new technologies to issue, display, or host Open Badges? The Open Badges standard is a free and open specification available for adoption.
DISCOVER THE OPEN BADGES ECOSYSTEM
As an earner, you can…
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Demonstrate skills and accomplishments, often by submitting evidence, by earning Open Badges.
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Claim Open Badges when issued to you.
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Collect your Open Badges in a portfolio or backpack to tell your story.
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Share your Open Badges on social media and with your community.
As an issuer, you can…
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Break learning down into small chunks.
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Recognize learning based on proficiency.
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Award Open Badges for completion of microcredentials
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Gauge and retain talent.
As a developer, you can…
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Design verifiable recognition of learning.
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Track learner engagement and scale resources.
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Create tools to issue, display, and host Open Badges.
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Certify conformance to the Open Badges standard.