Book Review: Blockchain Technology Applications in Education

Abstract

This book is edited by Ramesh Chander Sharma, Hakan Yildirim, Gulsun Kurubacak. The 1st edition of the book was published in 2020, IGI Global. The book has a total of 336 pages. The metadata of the book is as followings: ISBN13: 9781522594789, ISBN10: 1522594787, EISBN13: 9781522594796, and DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-9478-9.

Keywords

• Blockchain,lifelong learning,higher education,distance education,digital transformation

References

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