A Case Study on the Decentralisation of Lifelong Learning Using Blockchain Technology

Autor: Alexander Mikroyannidis, Allan Third, John Domingue
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Interactive Media in Education, Vol 2020, Iss 1 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1365-893X
DOI: 10.5334/jime.591
Popis: Blockchain technology provides a decentralised peer-to-peer infrastructure, supporting openness, transparency, accountability, identity management and trust. As such, the Blockchain has the potential to revolutionise education in a number of ways. Blockchain technology offers opportunities to thoroughly rethink how we find educational content and training services online, how we register and pay for them, as well as how we get accredited for what we have learned and how this accreditation affects our career trajectory. This paper explores a case study on the decentralisation of lifelong learning using Blockchain technology. In particular, we investigate the different scenarios and requirements for making online education and lifelong learning more open and decentralised, while placing lifelong learners in control of their learning process and its associated data. Additionally, we discuss various approaches to the Semantic Blockchain and the applications of these approaches on education.
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