Designing effective digital badges : applications for learning / Joey R. Fanfarelli and Rudy McDaniel.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: what are digital badges, and why should we care? -- Part 1: What is a badge, and how should I use it? -- How are badging systems constructed? -- What can badges do? -- How do badges shape behavior? -- Part 2: Contexts and practice -- Using badges in video games -- Using badges in online learning systems -- Using badges in mobile applications -- Using badges in military applications -- Part 3: Evaluation and evolution -- Badging system testing and evaluation -- Novelty and badging -- Conclusion: the future of badging.

"Designing Effective Digital Badges is a hands-on guide to the principles, implementation, and assessment of digital badging systems. Informed by the fundamental concepts and research-based characteristics of effective badge design, this book's numerous real-world examples convey the advantages and challenges of this emerging credentialing form and showcase its application across a variety of contexts. Professionals in instructional design, gamification, mobile learning, virtual reality, informal environments, and beyond will find highly practical strategies for the credentialing, goal-setting, and motivation of their students"-- Provided by publisher.