Some aspects about blockchains and smart contracts in higher education
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1344/RIDU2018.10.7Keywords:
Educational technology, Economics of education, Blockchain, Edublock, Smart contractAbstract
The concepts of blockchains and smart contracts at the university offer a sustainable alternative. From this aim, in a first moment, it presents a review of concepts and their connection with the terms bitcoin, ledger, edublock and educoin as well. In a second moment, it shows the social networks based on the technology of blockchains and nowadays how are they linked on the subject of smart contracts and possibilities.
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