国内外教育领域区块链技术应用热点综述

A Review of The Application of Blockchain Technology in Global Education at Home and Abroad

区块链技术作为一个具有“不可伪造”“全程追溯”“公开透明”等特征的分布式数据库,在信任机制构建上具有优越性,为金融、医疗、科技和教育等众多领域带来新的生机。文章全面梳理区块链技术在教育领域应用的研究热点与发展脉络,同时通过中外文献对比来了解不同时空条件下教育区块链的发展状况。在文献计量分析和文献可视化工具的运用下,识别区块链技术在教育领域应用的适配与价值、热点与差异、趋势与展望等方面。分析表明:区块链技术在国内外教育应用中具有较大潜力,可通过优化区块链算容力、加强高校和科研院所的联合研发应用、完善政策法规等外部环境来推进区块链教育应用的持续发展。

As a distributed database,blockchain technology has been characterized by its“non-counterfeiting”,“full traceability”,and“open and transparent”nature.Moreover,due to its superiority in the construction of trust mechanism,the technology on blockchain has brought new vitality to all kinds of fields of study such as finance,medical care,technology,and education.The present study comprehensively reviewed the attractive issue of previous research and the development timeline regarding how blockchain technology integrated in education,aiming to provide the further understanding of the development status of education blockchain under different space-time conditions by comparing China and foreign countries.Using bibliometric analysis and literature visualization tools,the adaptation and value,attractive issues and differences,trends and prospects of the application of blockchain technology in education are summarized.The results indicated that the technology on blockchain has great potential in educational applications in both China and other countries.To enhance the sustainable development of blockchain educational applications,educational researchers may seek to optimize the computing capacity of blockchain,strengthen the joint research and development of universities and other research institutes,and improve the macro environment e.g.,establishing conducive policies and regulations.