{"id":6572,"date":"2020-09-18T10:26:45","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T08:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vitecoelearning.eu\/e-learning-software-and-blockchain-future\/"},"modified":"2023-05-11T13:30:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T11:30:14","slug":"lms-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vitecoelearning.eu\/en\/lms-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"LMS PLATFORMS AND BLOCKCHAIN: FUTURE PERSPECTIVES"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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For some time now, the interest in blockchain technology seems to be no longer relevant to the financial sector. Possible applications are now identified in all areas affected by a certain degree of technological innovation.<\/p>\n

The education industry is increasingly willing to adopt digital solutions: this is why possible applications of the blockchain<\/strong> technology are being studied even in the e-learning<\/strong> world.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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What is blockchain? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Before reviewing the benefits that the use of this technology can bring to e-learning softwares, it is useful to reaffirm what blockchain is.<\/p>\n

The blockchain is a computer network made of nodes that manages a public ledger uniquely and securely. <\/strong>The blockchain is made up of a range of data and information,<\/strong> such as transactions, in an open and distributed manner, and doesn\u2019t need central control<\/strong>. This technology is part of the Distributed Ledger<\/em> technologies, which refer to those systems that rely on a public registry that can be read and modified by multiple nodes in a network.<\/p>\n

In order to validate these changes, however, nodes must obtain consent, which can come from any node on the network. Being a set of technologies, the blockchain is structured as a chain of blocks containing the aforementioned transactions in which consent is distributed across all nodes of the network, each of whom must be verified by the system<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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How does blockchain improve e-learning? <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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One of the biggest problems of distance learning<\/a> (DL) is the average rate of learners completing courses. Indeed, only 5.5% of applicants who start an online course complete it and obtain the certification. The use of blockchain technology<\/strong> can significantly increase this rate by creating custom paths<\/strong>. Each student, in fact, has the opportunity to create their own portfolio of courses with the possibility to include their own interests and attitudes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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As is well known, the growing interest in the world of e-learning<\/strong> software and the increase in entirely online training courses has brought to the proliferation of false certifications, so to damaging the reputation of many training institutions. In this sense, the use of blockchain technology can ensure not only the veracity<\/strong> of certificates<\/strong>, but also the identity of the learner.<\/p>\n

In the case of certifications, the blockchain system allows to maintain a list of issuers and recipients of each certificate, along with the signature of the document (hash) in a public database (the blockchain) that is identically stored on thousands of computers around the world. The digital certificates protected with the blockchain technology have significant advantages over “normal” digital certificates.<\/p>\n

It is possible to detect 3 main advantages:<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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