BLOCKCHAIN AND ITS POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS TO THE VALIDATION OF STUDENTS’ LEARNING PROCESS IN ONLINE EDUCATION

Nguyen Duc Tuan; Thai Thanh Tung

Nguyen Duc Tuan	nguyenductuan@hou.edu.vn	Hanoi Open Univeristy 101 Nguyen Hien street, Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi, Vietnam
Thai Thanh Tung	tttung@hou.edu.vn	Hanoi Open Univeristy 101 Nguyen Hien street, Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi, Vietnam

Summary:

In the present context, various online learning have been largely used in educational institutions due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, the online training courses are still faced with some existing problems, especially quality assurance factors. For many courses, verifying the students’ studying process is lack of transparency. As a result, it will be difficult for employers to assess an applicant’s qualifications or certificates as the information of students’ academic background may be modified. From these facts, blockchain technology is applied to guarantee the validation of the training and learning activities. In particular, the entire learning process of learners is permanently stored in the chain and publicly transparent with other members (students and employer organization) of the blockchain network. This paper illustrates the basic information of blockchain and how this technology is used in online learning. The learner’s information including study records and qualified certificates are stored permanently and securely in the blockchain network. This enables the concerned persons or employer organizations to verify the authenticity of these above-mentioned documents without the requirement of the trusted third party.

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Keywords:

Blockchain

blockchain technology

Education

learning process validation

Online education

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Journal:

Online Education Ecosystem

VIETNAM JOURNAL OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES

THE VIETNAM NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES

BLOCKCHAIN AND ITS POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS TO THE VALIDATION OF STUDENTS’ LEARNING PROCESS IN ONLINE EDUCATION