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ODEM and Program Revenue Sharing

By ODEM IO / September 6, 2018
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Enabling educators to efficiently partner with other academics through curriculum licensing is an important part of our mission at On-Demand Education Marketplace. It’s one example of how we’re using blockchain technology to make high-quality, in-person education more accessible, affordable and verifiable. Through the use of blockchain-based smart contracts, our ODEM Platform will allow educators to…

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ODEM Tokens and Platform Settlement

By ODEM IO / August 26, 2018
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The ODEM Token (ODE) is at the heart of our mission at On-Demand Education Marketplace (ODEM) to make higher education more accessible, affordable and verifiable. ODE acts as a core currency on the ODEM Platform by employing blockchain-based transaction mechanisms that link students, educators and other service providers. Using the ODE utility token on the…

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ODEM and Perpetual Curriculum Royalties

By ODEM IO / August 14, 2018
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Ensuring that educators receive their fair share of revenue from their teaching and curriculum development is an important goal of On-Demand Education Marketplace. Blockchain technology, the encryption software that underlays digital currencies such as Bitcoin, is increasingly being considered to ensure that intellectual property owners are properly compensated. For example, the music and entertainment industry…

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ODEM and Staking Providers

By ODEM IO / August 7, 2018
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At On-Demand Education Marketplace we’re exploring new ways to make education more accessible, affordable and verifiable for students around the world. One tool we’re developing is the ability of benevolent third-party investors to provide access to ODEM academic programs for students who can’t directly handle ODEM Tokens (ODE), our publicly traded utility token. ODE acts…

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ODEM and Window Seats

By ODEM IO / August 1, 2018
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At On-Demand Education Marketplace we’re using blockchain technology to empower students to take charge of their education. The blockchain, a decentralized network of digital ledgers and encryption software, allows us to create immutable and shareable records of academic achievement. We’re not only encouraging and enabling lifelong learning at ODEM, we provide students with the tools…

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ODEM, IBO Partner to Provide Digital Credentials to Refugees

By ODEM IO / August 1, 2018
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CHIASSO, Switzerland, Aug. 1, 2018 /PRNewswire/ —ODEM, creator of the world’s first On-Demand Education Marketplace, is joining forces with the InternetBar.org Institute and leveraging blockchain technology to provide displaced populations with digitized educational records. Collaboration with the IBO will use cutting-edge cryptographic technology and ODEM systems to deliver blockchain-backed education certificates through mobile devices. “Together we can use the security of blockchain…

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ODEM and Perpetual Curriculum Royalties

By ODEM IO / July 26, 2018
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  Ensuring that educators receive their fair share of revenue from their teaching and curriculum development is an important goal of On-Demand Education Marketplace. Blockchain technology, the encryption software that underlays digital currencies such as Bitcoin, is increasingly being considered to ensure that intellectual property owners are properly compensated. For example, the music and entertainment…

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ODEM and Accountability for Academic Sponsors

By ODEM IO / July 25, 2018
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A consistent theme as we develop the world’s first On-Demand Education Marketplace is the importance of accountability. Last week I came across this excellent essay about philanthropy and accountability published by Jack Wertheimer, a respected professor of American Jewish History at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City. “Gone are the days when givers…

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ODEM and the Security of Academic Records

By ODEM IO / July 19, 2018
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ODEM, creator of the world’s first On-Demand Education Marketplace, is determined to make education more affordable and accessible. We’re also committed to using blockchain technology to enable students to have greater control over their educational records. The blockchain, a decentralized network of digital ledgers and the encryption software that make digital currencies possible, allows us…

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ODEM and Verification of Educational Credentials

By ODEM IO / July 18, 2018
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Have you ever thought about how much apples and oranges have in common? We usually refer to comparisons of the two types of fruit to emphasize that two dissimilar objects shouldn’t be grouped together. We would contend that apples and oranges are more alike than they are different. Both grow on trees, they’re edible, and…

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