A Framework for Open Textbooks Analytics System

Autor/inn/en	Prasad, Deepak; Totaram, Rajneel; Usagawa, Tsuyoshi
Titel	A Framework for Open Textbooks Analytics System
Quelle	In: TechTrends: Linking Research and Practice to Improve Learning, 60 (2016) 4, S.344-349 (6 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	8756-3894
DOI	10.1007/s11528-016-0070-3
Schlagwörter	Textbooks; Open Source Technology; Electronic Publishing; Reader Text Relationship; Electronic Learning; Educational Research; Data Collection; Data Analysis + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Elektronisches Publizieren; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Data capture; Datensammlung; Auswertung
Abstract	In the last few years, open textbook development has picked up dramatically due both to the expense of commercially published textbooks and the increasing availability of high-quality OER alternatives. While this offers a tremendous benefit in terms of lowering student textbook costs, the question remains, to what extent (if any) do open textbooks influence the amount and method in which students engage with their open textbooks. The answers to these questions should provide useful new insights for all involved in open textbooks and aid in their continued development and propagation. Despite seeming difficulty in gathering data to answer these questions, the digital nature of open textbooks, makes it possible to enable a learning analytics system for open textbooks to track how exactly students are interacting with their open textbooks. To date learning analytics for open textbooks has received relatively little attention. To this end, this paper proposes a framework that can act as a useful guide for setting up learning analytics system for open textbooks also applicable to other digital textbooks. The paper concludes by outlining directions for future work. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01