BIG DATA IN EDUCATION: THE DIGITAL FUTURE OF LEARNING, POLICY AND PRACTICE
What is it?
Big data has the power to transform education and educational research. Governments, researchers and commercial companies are only beginning to understand the potential that big data offers in informing policy ideas, contributing to the development of new educational tools and innovative ways of conducting research.
This book explores the current state-of-play, looking at big data and the related topic of computer code to examine the implications for education and schooling for today and the near future.
Big data has the power to transform education and educational research. Governments, researchers and commercial companies are only beginning to understand the potential that big data offers in informing policy ideas, contributing to the development of new educational tools and innovative ways of conducting research.
This book explores the current state-of-play, looking at big data and the related topic of computer code to examine the implications for education and schooling for today and the near future.
Who is it for?
Anyone studying or working in today’s education environment.
Anyone studying or working in today’s education environment.
What can it do?
Key topics addressed and discussed include
Key topics addressed and discussed include
- The role of learning analytics and educational data science in schools
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A critical appreciation of code, algorithms and infrastructures
- The rise of ‘cognitive classrooms’, and the practical application of computational algorithms to learning environments