Overview
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 cutting-edge overview 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.
Key topics include:
- The role of learning analytics and educational data science in schools
- A critical appreciation of code, algorithms, and infrastructures
- The rise of "cognitive classrooms," and the practical application of computational algorithms to learning environments
- Important digital research methods issues for researchers
The book, Big Data in Education: The digital future of learning, policy and practice [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9781473947993 in Hardcover by Ben Williamson may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.
Details
Format:
Hardcover
Publication Date:
09/15/2017
ISBN-10:
1473947995
ISBN-13:
9781473947993
Pages:
256
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
