Blockchain Technology Enhances Sustainable Higher Education

Rocsana Bucea-Manea-Țoniş, Oliva M. D. Martins, Radu Bucea-Manea-Țoniş, Cătălin Gheorghiță, Valentin Kuleto, Milena P. Ilić and Violeta-Elena Simion
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Rocsana Bucea-Manea-Țoniş: Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, Spiru Haret University, 060057 București, Romania
Oliva M. D. Martins: Campus de Santa Apolónia, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
Radu Bucea-Manea-Țoniş: Faculty of Economic Sciences, Hyperion University, 030615 Bucharest, Romania
Cătălin Gheorghiță: Department of Manufacturing Engineering/TCM, Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Robotics, 313, Splaiul Independentei University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
Valentin Kuleto: LINK Group Belgrade, Faculty of Contemporary Arts Belgrade, Information Technology School ITS- Belgrade, University Business Academy in Novi Sad, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Milena P. Ilić: LINK Group Belgrade, Faculty of Contemporary Arts Belgrade, Information Technology School ITS- Belgrade, University Business Academy in Novi Sad, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Violeta-Elena Simion: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Spiru Haret University, 030045 Bucharest, Romania
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Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 22, 1-21

Abstract: This research investigates blockchain technology, focusing on the influence of motivation on collaborative work, which positively influences learning performance in Higher Education Institutions (HEI). In addition, blockchain technology is correlated with decentralisation, security and integrity, and anonymity and encryption. It can also be perceived as a consensus mechanism, rewarding students, professors, and universities as a smart contract. Therefore, this technology has been used to improve higher education. It also allows less informed people to interact with better-informed peers and mentors. Finally, this study aims to enhance the current state of blockchain applications comprehension. The methodology used for this research includes document analysis, literature review, content analysis (blockchain platforms), the case study method, and the survey method. In statistical considerations, aiming to evaluate indicators, this research presents the Composite Reliability Analysis, Cronbach Alpha Coefficients, and the Bootstrapping method (Variance Inflation Factor). All these analyses aimed to present a designed research model. This exploratory research gathered data from 150 students at 3 universities in Serbia, Romania, and Portugal. As demonstrated, using student motivation has a significant and positive impact on the quality of student collaborative work. Student collaborative work also correlates with students’ higher level of engagement in the educational process, and the more engaged students are, the better their learning outcomes will be. As a result, in higher education, student involvement boosted learning outcomes. Researchers found that motivation, teamwork, and student involvement were important factors in improving student learning outcomes, as were blockchain-based tools. The results from the quantitative analysis indicate that Collaborative work, Motivation, Engagement, MOOCs, AR, VR, Gamification, and Online class were associated with learning performance.

Keywords: sustainable education (SE); blockchain; massive open online courses (MOOCs); artificial intelligence (AI); e-learning; educational platforms; distributed ledger technology (DLT); higher education (HE); higher education institution (HEI) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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