Motheeram, PreiaHerselman, Martha EBotha, Adèle2020-09-142020-09-142018-03Motheeram, P., Herselman, M.E. & Botha, A. 2018. A scoping review of digital open badge ecosystems in relation to resource-constrained environments. Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, vol. 14, no. 1: DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/td.v14i1.4632415-20051817-4434https://td-sa.net/index.php/td/article/view/463DOI: https://doi.org/10.4102/td.v14i1.463https://td-sa.net/index.php/td/article/view/463/670http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11578Copyright 2018 The Authors. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.This article presents a scoping review of digital open badge ecosystems. A scoping review can be seen as a methodology for systematically assessing the breadth of available research literature. This article is aimed at identifying the nature, extent and current understanding of digital open badge ecosystems. Scoping reviews follow many of the same methodological steps as systematic reviews where the reliability of results and the potential for replication remain essential. As such, this review follows the eight steps outlined by Okoli and Schabram. From the 1608 studies identified, 41 were considered relevant for inclusion criteria and thus included in a final sample. Some relevant websites and the so-called grey literature were included. These were evaluated according to the inclusion criteria and were categorised. Further subcategories were identified which include the notion of digital badges (n = 35) and open digital badges (n = 18), elements of a digital open badge ecosystem (n = 27) and reported implementations (n = 29). The scoping review presents a literature repository that can be used by practitioners and researchers interested in the application of digital open badges for the establishment of a digital open badge ecosystem. The review also serves to highlight the potential benefits this can have for resource-constrained environments.enDigital open badgeEcosystemDigital badgesDigital badgesScopung reviewArticleMotheeram, P., Herselman, M. E., & Botha, A. (2018). A scoping review of digital open badge ecosystems in relation to resource-constrained environments. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11578Motheeram, Preia, Martha E Herselman, and Adèle Botha "A scoping review of digital open badge ecosystems in relation to resource-constrained environments." (2018) http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11578Motheeram P, Herselman ME, Botha A. A scoping review of digital open badge ecosystems in relation to resource-constrained environments. 2018; http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11578.TY - Article AU - Motheeram, Preia AU - Herselman, Martha E AU - Botha, Adèle AB - This article presents a scoping review of digital open badge ecosystems. A scoping review can be seen as a methodology for systematically assessing the breadth of available research literature. This article is aimed at identifying the nature, extent and current understanding of digital open badge ecosystems. Scoping reviews follow many of the same methodological steps as systematic reviews where the reliability of results and the potential for replication remain essential. As such, this review follows the eight steps outlined by Okoli and Schabram. From the 1608 studies identified, 41 were considered relevant for inclusion criteria and thus included in a final sample. Some relevant websites and the so-called grey literature were included. These were evaluated according to the inclusion criteria and were categorised. Further subcategories were identified which include the notion of digital badges (n = 35) and open digital badges (n = 18), elements of a digital open badge ecosystem (n = 27) and reported implementations (n = 29). The scoping review presents a literature repository that can be used by practitioners and researchers interested in the application of digital open badges for the establishment of a digital open badge ecosystem. The review also serves to highlight the potential benefits this can have for resource-constrained environments. DA - 2018-03 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Digital open badge KW - Ecosystem KW - Digital badges KW - Digital badges KW - Scopung review LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2018 SM - 2415-2005 SM - 1817-4434 T1 - A scoping review of digital open badge ecosystems in relation to resource-constrained environments TI - A scoping review of digital open badge ecosystems in relation to resource-constrained environments UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/11578 ER -