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.