1EdTech Open Badges Standard

Open Badges are information-rich visual tokens of verifiable achievements earned by recipients and easily shared on the web and via social media. The Open Badges standard describes a method for packaging information about accomplishments, embedding it into portable image files as digital badges, and includes resources for web-based validation and verification. Open Badges describe who earned it, who issued it, the criteria required, and in many cases even the evidence and demonstrations of the relevant skills. The data is all inside the open badge.

Alternate Terms:

Digital Badges

Link to Resource:  https://www.imsglobal.org/activity/digital-badges