Over the last few years I have used Open Badges to improve motivation. My preferred platform is Moodle , but there are others like Openbadges.me available. The most successful project has been where the students were in charge of distributing Master or Mentor Badges. We made a video of the Award Ceremony which you can see on the website:
View WebsiteIf you are wondering what it feels like to get a badge, then try it our yourself in this demo course .. (link coming soon )
You can earn a silver or gold badge which you can export to your own online backpack.
