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Big Data and Educational Research by Roser Beneito-Montagut
ISBN: 9781473918917
Publication Date: 2017
Book chapter defines big data, and ‘not-so-big data', in the context of education. Next, it describes the main sources of big data for educational research, reviews some digital education related artefacts, and explores issues related to data ownership and researchers’ access to big data.
Designing Online Learning Strategies through Analytics by Prerna Lal
ISBN: 9781466658325
Publication Date: 2014
This chapter is an attempt to understand the use of Learning Analytics that advocates for analysis of these data and to understand the learning process better in terms of student engagement, pedagogy, content and assessment.
Developing Effective Educational Experiences Through Learning Analytics by Mark Anderson (Editor); Collette Gavan (Editor)
ISBN: 1466699833
Publication Date: 2016
Pivotal reference source that focuses on the adoption of data mining and analysis techniques in academic institutions, examining how this collected information is utilized to improve the outcome of student learning.
Learning Analytics by Luis de-la-Fuente-Valentín, Alberto Corbi, and Daniel Burgos
ISBN: 1466658886
Publication Date: 2014
Encyclopedia entry defines Learning Analytics, covering the complete life-cycle of the process: monitoring, data storage, analysis, and sense-making through visualization techniques.
Learning Analytics by Dirk Ifenthaler
ISBN: 9781483385211
Publication Date: 2017
Encyclopedia entry details what is involved in a holistic learning analytics framework and discusses the benefits, concerns, and challenges of learning analytics. The entry concludes by suggesting future directions of learning analytics.
Measuring Student Learning Responsibly: A Learning Analytics Perspective with Web 2.0 by Kam Hou Vat
ISBN: 9781466640788
Publication Date: 2013
This chapter investigates an ethical mechanism of organizational measurement for student learning that is based on the learning analytics gathered from various learning-related activities over an extended period of time.
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Educational Technology by J. Michael Spector (Editor)
ISBN: 9781452258225
Publication Date: 2015
Examines information on leveraging the power of technology to support teaching and learning. Includes entries on learning analytics.
The SAGE Encyclopedia of Online Education by Steven L. Danver (Editor)
ISBN: 9781483318356
Publication Date: 2016
Provides a thorough and engaging reference on all aspects of this field, from the theoretical dimensions of teaching online to the technological aspects of implementing online courses--with a central focus on the effective education of students.
The SAGE Handbook of e-Learning Research by Caroline Haythornthwaite (Editor); Richard N. L. Andrews (Editor); Jude Fransman (Editor); Eric M. Meyers (Editor)
ISBN: 9781473902329
Publication Date: 2016
Chapters focus on areas of development in e-learning technology, theory, practice, pedagogy and method of analysis.
Web Data Mining and the Development of Knowledge-Based Decision Support Systems by G. Sreedhar (Editor)
ISBN: 1522518770
Publication Date: 2016
Key reference source on decision support systems in view of end user accessibility and identifies methods for extraction and analysis of useful information from web documents.