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March 15, 2013 12:30 am GMT
As web-based learning platforms proliferate, and education increasingly happens in formal and informal settings and in both real and virtual classrooms, there is a growing need for a new form of credentialing that reflects these changes. Traditional, paper-based diplomas and certificates are no longer enough, but designing a meaningful, universal replacement for the old standard doesn't happen over night. Luckily, Mozilla is on the case.Back in September 2011, Mozilla announced that it was seting out on a mission to create an easy way for to both issue and share digital learning badges on the Web. The "Open Badges Infrastructure Project," as it was called at the time, grew out of Mozilla's own development of badges for its School of Webcraft, but it soon realized that it wasn't alone in its plans to design and implement digital badges.
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Mozilla Launches Open Badges 1.0, A New Standard to Recognize and Verify Online Learning and Education
As web-based learning platforms proliferate, and education increasingly happens in formal and informal settings and in both real and virtual classrooms, there is a growing need for a new form of credentialing that reflects these changes. Traditional, paper-based diplomas and certificates are no longer enough, but designing a meaningful, universal replacement for the old standard doesn't happen over night. Luckily, Mozilla is on the case.Back in September 2011, Mozilla announced that it was seting out on a mission to create an easy way for to both issue and share digital learning badges on the Web. The "Open Badges Infrastructure Project," as it was called at the time, grew out of Mozilla's own development of badges for its School of Webcraft, but it soon realized that it wasn't alone in its plans to design and implement digital badges. Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/ocD6OtfkPYo/
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