The two most prominent trends in education technology, for the moment, appear to be MOOCs and data analytics. While MOOCs are frequently accompanied by references to "disruptive innovation" [1], so-called "big data" in education, or "learning analytics" as it is often termed [2], is also cited in lists of imminent educational trends [3]. Elsewhere, and rather optimistically, the two developments in tandem are claimed to be able to "reverse engineer the human brain" [4]. MOOCs and data analytics seem well suited to one another; more data about student behaviors and activities would appear to suggest greater accuracy in prediction and personalization, and the huge enrollment numbers in MOOCs (see [5]) might then hold such a promise [6].
By Jeremy Knox
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