Includes bibliographical references and index.

A framework for implementing responsible data mining and analytics in education / Maria Elena Corbeil, Joseph Rene Corbeil, and Badrul H. Khan -- Evolution and facets of data analytics for educational data mining and learning analytics / Venkat Gudivada, Dhana L. Rao, and Junhua Ding -- Historical and theoretical perspectives of data analytics and data mining in education / Didem Tufan and Soner Yildirim -- Mapping responsible learning analytics : a critical proposal / Paul Prinsloo and Sharon Slade -- Pedagogical and interface design issues -- Data sources for educators : mining meaningful data for course and program decision making / Rick Voithofer and Amir Golan -- The role of data analytics in education : possibilities & limitations / Robert Moore -- Learning about learning online : the methodology of discourse analytics / Linda Harasim -- Technological and resource support issues -- Supporting data analytics in education : human and technical resources for collecting, storing, analyzing, and mining data / Dhana L. Rao, Junhua Ding, and Venkat N. Gudivada -- User model interoperability in education : sharing learner data using the experience API and distributed ledger technology / Konstantinos Karoudis and George D. Magoulas -- Human and technological resources needed to develop and sustain a city-wide educational data observatory / Rachel Shanks, Bruce Scharlau, Hataichanok Saevanee, and Kevin Stelfox -- Evaluation and ethical issues -- Assessing data quality : determining what data to trust and use / Barbara Filipczyk, Krzysztof Kania, Grzegorz Filipczyk, and Joanna Paliszkiewicz -- Ethical issues and potential unintended consequences of data-based decision making / Rick Voithofer and Marcia Ham -- The application of ethical themes for responsible data-driven decision making in education / Gwen White -- Management and institutional issues -- Contingency planning for data breaches / Christopher Stevens and Todd Lindsay Wirth -- Minimizing data errors through reflective process and knowledge management structures / Mark E. Deschaine, Raymond W. Francis, and Sue Ann Sharma.