Digital Transformation in Education: Emerging Markets and Opportunities

Exploring Blockchain Technology and Digital Certificates in the Education Sector

Author(s): Amin Ayarnah*, Kobby Mensah and Raphael Odoom

Pp: 1-19 (19)

DOI: 10.2174/9789815124750123010005

* (Excluding Mailing and Handling)

Abstract

As the fourth industrial revolution is in play across the globe, emerging technologies such as blockchain are increasingly affecting how students’ digital academic documents and certificates are issued and distributed. Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), students, employers, and other stakeholders in the educational sector face challenges regarding the falsification of academic records and digital certificates. However, relatively few adoptions of blockchain in education have been carried out by HEIs and businesses. Blockchain promises credibility, immutability, security, and consensus in light of issuing digital certificates and keeping academic records. Although blockchain comes with implementation challenges such as legal framework, scalability, and limited expertise, key stakeholders, including governments, academia, and businesses, must collaborate to explore and ensure the usage of blockchain-oriented educational solutions in the issuance of digital certifications around the world.

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