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Blockchain Applications in Lifelong Learning and the Role of the Semantic Blockchain

Blockchain Applications in Lifelong Learning and the Role of the Semantic Blockchain

Alexander Mikroyannidis, Allan Third, John Domingue, Michelle Bachler, Kevin A. Quick
Copyright: © 2020 |Pages: 26
ISBN13: 9781522594789|ISBN10: 1522594787|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781799823230|EISBN13: 9781522594796
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9478-9.ch002
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Mikroyannidis, Alexander, et al. "Blockchain Applications in Lifelong Learning and the Role of the Semantic Blockchain." Blockchain Technology Applications in Education, edited by Ramesh Chander Sharma, et al., IGI Global, 2020, pp. 16-41. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9478-9.ch002

APA

Mikroyannidis, A., Third, A., Domingue, J., Bachler, M., & Quick, K. A. (2020). Blockchain Applications in Lifelong Learning and the Role of the Semantic Blockchain. In R. Sharma, H. Yildirim, & G. Kurubacak (Eds.), Blockchain Technology Applications in Education (pp. 16-41). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9478-9.ch002

Chicago

Mikroyannidis, Alexander, et al. "Blockchain Applications in Lifelong Learning and the Role of the Semantic Blockchain." In Blockchain Technology Applications in Education, edited by Ramesh Chander Sharma, Hakan Yildirim, and Gulsun Kurubacak, 16-41. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2020. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-9478-9.ch002

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Abstract

The emergence of the blockchain promises to revolutionise not only the financial world but also lifelong learning in various ways. Blockchain technology offers opportunities to thoroughly rethink how we find educational content and tutoring 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 chapter explores the different aspects of lifelong learning that are affected by this new paradigm and describes an ecosystem that places the learner at the centre of the learning process and its associated data. This chapter also discusses the possibilities that will be afforded by the combination of trustworthy educational data enhanced with meaningful web-accessible linked data, and what these developments will mean for learners, educators, and the employment market.

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