DOI: 10.4018/IJISSC.2019040105 International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change Volume 10 • Issue 2 • April-June 2019 Copyright © 2019, IGI Global. Copying or distributing in print or electronic forms without written permission of IGI Global is prohibited. 62 Towards Trusted, Transparent and Motivational Professional Education System Through Blockchain Santosh Kumar Pani, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India Rajdeep Chatterjee, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India Nihar Ranjan Mahapatra, Bhubaneswar, India ABSTrACT The learning process has evolved with time. The primary change that technologies have brought into the learning process is more structure and activity based. It has become a necessity and a mandate as well to keep a track of details of educational activities so that it can be referred back to at any point in time. Moreover, it requires a secure protocol which is trustworthy, transparent, less vulnerable and requires near zero involvement of mediators. Blockchain technology has a tremendous potential to disrupt the education sector. Its implementation will help to maintain time-stamped record keeping that can be validated for all types of activities involved in the professional education system. This article proposes a blockchain-based model for professional education systems. The model not only ensures digital identity, verifiable records, but also motivates learning process by rewarding B-coins for learning activities. It inherits the security, robustness of underlying blockchain technology and eliminates the need for verification by an intermediate agency. KEywordS Blockchain, Continuous Learning, Cryptocurrency, Distributed Ledger, Education, Trust INTrodUCTIoN There has been a significant evolution in the learning process through internet as a tool for education. It has created a huge information base both for the students and the educators. With the advancement of digital technologies, the learning process is moving towards experiencing a complete paradigm shift with help of DI-SO-MO (Digital –Social –Mobile) platforms which is bringing in a lot of benefits for the students as well as for the educators. The primary change that the technologies have brought in the learning process is more and more structured and activity based. This has created a demand to record the details of educational activity for each and every student to achieve a continuous evaluation and feedback mechanism. It is becoming a necessity and mandate as well to keep a track of all the details of educational activities so that it can be referred back at any point in time. Capturing and recording of the details are gradually becoming cumbersome due to frequent change in educational guidelines, government regulations, course curriculum and global educational trends. In the pursuit of achieving excellence in quality, educational institutes are putting in a lot of effort in formalizing the information flow and recording mechanism to get the best benefits. The scenario mentioned above has created a demand to track and record each activity in the education process and make it more robust, data-driven, motivational and automated in nature. Moreover, it requires a strong value