I see publishing coursework and dissertation as similar to publishing science on Steemit. It's basically a great idea, the problem is working out the details.
Perhaps the best takeaway from your idea is the potential to integrate a student's work into the greater whole. Instead of being an exercise in creative solipsism, a student's education could be more collaborative when enhanced by input from interested parties on the blockchain with credit for contributions recorded on the Steemit open ledgers.
Furthermore, a student's dissertation could have a greater context because it was not developed in private to be forgotten in a dusty archive after graduation, but instead, become a living document on the blockchain with a growing list of interested parties ranging from individuals to businesses and governments with an interest in productive new ideas and useful research.
".....because it was not developed in private to be forgotten in a dusty archive after graduation, but instead, become a living document on the blockchain with a growing list of interested parties ranging from individuals to businesses and governments with an interest in productive new ideas and useful research."..!!
You nailed it in one. This is EXACTLY what I was thinking. Thanks for the comment. Following. Stephen.