Blockchain Technology: A tool to solve the challenges of education sector in developing countries

TL;DR

This paper explores how blockchain technology can address challenges in the education sector of developing countries by improving processes like credential verification, learning management, and access, especially amidst the 4IR advancements.

Contribution

It presents a comprehensive visualization of blockchain's potential solutions and future models to enhance education systems in developing countries.

Findings

Blockchain can streamline educational credential verification.

It offers faster, cheaper, and more transparent learning processes.

Future models for blockchain in education are proposed.

Abstract

The education system is getting diversified, challenged, and blended for the overwhelming advancement of disruptive technology. The core purpose of this chapter is to visualize the probable solutions of the modern education system using blockchain technology. The entire chapter has been discussed on the basis of present solution and projection of future inventions to smoothen the education system. The fourth industrial revolution (4IR) is changing our experiences in terms of education and other lifestyle. Delivering lectures, interacting between learners and educations, evaluating learning outcomes, and verifying educational credentials might be smoother, easier, faster, cheaper, and jollier than before. Blockchain technology can contribute to the education provider to tackle all those existing problems to create a comfortable learning environment to all irrespective to their economic backgrounds and geographic location. How this technology can contribute to improve Reviewing recent inventions in this technology, the chapter explains some of the strategies to go beyond the ongoing projects around the world. A set of models are arranged to enable the readers mind for future inventions in the realm of educationists. Keywords: -Blockchain, 4IR, educators, learning outcome.