Learning With Big Data

Homework assignments that learn from students. Courses tailored to fit individual pupils. Textbooks that talk back. This is tomorrow’s education landscape, thanks to the power of big data. These advances go beyond online courses. As the New York Times-bestselling authors of Big Data explain, the truly fascinating changes are actually occurring in how we measure students’ progress and how we can use that data to improve education for everyone, in real time, both on- and offline. Learning with Big Data offers an eye-opening, insight-packed tour through these new trends, for educators, administrators, and readers interested in the latest developments in business and technology.

This essential guide from the authors of Big Data reveals what’s next for the classroom:
Personalized Learning: Move beyond the “one-size-fits-all” model to a “one-size-fits-one” approach, where course materials are algorithmically tailored to individual student needs.Data-Driven Feedback: Discover how e-textbooks that “talk back” and real-time analytics provide unprecedented insight into how students truly learn, helping teachers improve their methods instantly.The Future of Teaching: See how technology means more than just online courses—it means a fundamental shift that turns schools into data platforms and redefines the role of educators.Big Data’s Dark Side: Confront the serious risks of data permanence and probabilistic predictions, exploring how our children’s futures could be limited by the very systems designed to help them.