Affiliation:
1. Indira Gandhi National Open University, India
Abstract
The potential of implementation of blockchain technology in education to manage different internal processes seems quite obvious. The chapter discusses different areas of the open and distance learning system in general and learner support services in particular in which use of BCT can be a promising pay-off. The chapter focuses on the introduction of blockchain: how it started and recent developments, open and distance learning system in India, learner support services in open and distance learning, BCT in India, strategies of the government of India to augment blockchain, application of blockchain in open and distance learning in general and learner support services in particular, challenges in implementation of blockchain in open and distance learning and learner support in the country, and its implications.
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