Tokenizing Educational Research

Abstract

This chapter investigates tokenization as an innovative mechanism for managing educational research projects. Rooted in blockchain technology, it provides for transparent tracking, recognition, and motiving of individual contributions via fungible and non-fungible tokens. The proposed model integrates smart contracts (to automate much of the work), collaborative governance, and real-time monitoring. Case studies like BitDegree and ResearchHub illustrate how tokenization can enhance fairness, engagement, and accountability, and we address a number of ethical, technical, and pedagogical issues, too. These are important because they're about aligning educational research with its core values