From Smileys to Smileycoins: Using a Cryptocurrency in Education

This paper describes a cryptocurrency to reward students for their studies. The currency bears the apt name Smileycoin or SMLY and is used within the tutor-web online learning platform. In order to make the SMLY attractive to students several approaches have been used, including support from compani...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gunnar Stefansson, Jamie Lentin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2017-12-01
Series:Ledger
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Online Access:https://ledgerjournal.org/ojs/index.php/ledger/article/view/103