"The University of California at Davis is creating what may be higher education's most promising digital badge system. But the badges are no threat to the university's degrees. They're add-ons - perhaps valuable ones for students."
'Badges' Earned Online Pose Challenge to Traditional College Diplomas
By Jeffrey R. Young
The spread of a seemingly playful alternative to traditional diplomas, inspired by Boy Scout achievement patches and video-game power-ups, suggests that the standard certification system no longer works in today's fast-changing job market.
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