Research & Practice in Assessment journal releases special big data issue | Big Data + Libraries | Scoop.it
The issue progresses from a simple definition and explanation of what big data is into more complex issues.

 

The journal Research & Practice in Assessment on Monday released its Special Issue on Big Data & Learning Analytics. (A flipbook version of the issue is also available.)RPA arranged the issue's content in a progressive manner, starting with a definition of big data and explanation of its processes and expanding to more complex overviews of systems currently in use at institutions, as well as MOOC analytics.RPA has also announced the creation of a LinkedIn group meant to facilitate additional discussion on the journal, as well as the higher education assessment community at large.