eMadrid 2015 27 01(UC3M) Michael Amigot - Digital badges and latest innovations on Open edX

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Michael Amigot eMadrid Seminar January 27, 2015 Digital badges and latest innovations on Open edX

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Michael Amigot eMadrid SeminarJanuary 27, 2015

Digital badges and latest innovations on Open edX

We Speak EdX

Open edX Ecosystems: Platforms and Courses

The Open edX Guide

Test Platform at http://edx.iblstudios.com

http://edx-studio.iblstudios.com (user: ibl, pass: ibldemo)

Digital credentials that recognize and verify students’ achievements and skills at any point in time. Also called micro-credentials.

Badges allow instructors to increase students’ engagement and provide independent learners with proof of their accomplishments.

Most students in MOOCs neither complete their courses nor receive completion certificates, but many pick up relevant skills and experiences along the way.

Employers are increasingly accepting badges along with certificates from MOOCs and open courses.

Open courses and learning platforms are headed in this direction.

Fully Translated Into Spanish, including the CMS

Shopping Cart with PayPal

Externally-Managed Content (via WordPress or Drupal)

Graphically-Enhanced Platforms

Accelerated Course Production

Q & A

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