On August 9, IBM announced the firm's cooperation with Sony Global Education - a subsidiary of Sony, providing global educational services - with the objective to develop a learning platform for students implementing blockchain technology. 

According to IBM, the blockchain-based educational platform would allow school administrators to manage and consolidate the educational data of students at multiple schools in addition to recording and referring their "learning history and digital academic transcripts with more certainty." The platform will use the IBM Blockchain, which is based on the IBM Cloud, to establish "transparency and accountability of scholastic achievements between students and schools," allowing both professors and students to track the latter's learning progress.

The tech giant pointed out that it is often difficult for employers to verify student records of potential hires. According to IBM, there are multiple reasons for this issue, including students taking online courses and attending universities abroad. Such "non-traditional methods" can create confusion for the employers; however, IBM believes implementing blockchain technology will resolve the issue.

The learning platform will give both the teachers and the students a digital, trusted record showing their accomplishments, which can be - thanks to the nature of blockchain technology - easily verified by future employers or educational institutions... learn more about this: http://www.nasdaq.com/article/sony-and-ibm-join-forces-to-put-student-achievement-on-the-blockchain-...