Overview
Examines big data and learning analytics and their current state in higher education
Reports on the diversity of tools and methods associated with learning analytics ?
Explores new and emerging technologies that facilitate real-time analysis of large data ?sets
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (15 chapters)
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BIG DATA
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LEARNING ANALYTICS
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About this book
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Dr Ben Daniel is a Senior Lecturer in Higher Education, and heads the Educational Technology Group at the University of Otago—New Zealand. In 2007 he completed his Ph.D. jointly in Computer Science and Educational Technology at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada.
Previously, Dr Daniel was a Lecturer and a Senior Health Research and Innovation Analyst with the Office of Associate Vice President Research-Health (University of Saskatchewan)/Vice President Research and Innovation (Saskatoon Health Region)—Saskatoon, Canada. For over a decade Dr Daniel taught undergraduate, postgraduate students, academic staff, and Senior Corporate Executives on Research Methodologies; Program Evaluation and Logic Modelling; Quality Improvement, Statistics and Biostatistics as well as Advanced Learning Technologies.
An active researcher, Dr Daniel has published over 50 peer-reviewed publications (2 edited books, 2 authored book, 13 book chapters, 10 peer-reviewed journal articles, 26 peer-reviewed conference papers, 10 peer-reviewed workshops and posters, and over 10 technical reports). His current research is focused generally on exploring the value of Big Data and learning analytics in influencing learning, teaching and research in the context of higher education. He is also investigating theories and praxis of teaching research methodologies in Higher Education and the corporate sector.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Big Data and Learning Analytics in Higher Education
Book Subtitle: Current Theory and Practice
Editors: Ben Kei Daniel
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06520-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-06519-9Published: 05 September 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-79151-7Published: 21 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-06520-5Published: 27 August 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 272
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 48 illustrations in colour