Within the scope of this chapter, the term alternative credentials is used to include various types of credentials that are not the standard degrees issued through institutions under the control and oversight of accrediting agencies.
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Digital Badges in Latin America and the Caribbean: The Inter-American Development Bank Experience
Stella Porto (Inter-American Development Bank, USA), Andrea Leonelli (Inter-American Development Bank, USA), Xenia Coton (Inter-American Development Bank, USA), Claudia Useche (Inter-American Development Bank, USA), Pablo Olguin (Inter-American Development Bank, USA), and Victoria Sofia D'Agostino (Inter-American Development Bank, USA)
Copyright: © 2022
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DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-3820-3.ch006
Abstract
This chapter provides an overview of digital badge adoption by the Inter-American Development Bank both at the organizational level as well as for an external audience in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It describes the value and impact of digital badges for an international multilateral organization, for its employees, and for its regional stakeholders. It discusses the challenges and opportunities of expanding the adoption of digital badges for the public sector in the LAC region. The authors believe the chapter will be of interest to policymakers in LAC, other international organizations with interest in areas of knowledge and learning, institutions of higher education interested in Latin American issues in education and training sectors, and other professionals in a variety of international settings.