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Medium Of InstructionsMode Of LearningMode Of Delivery
EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Course Overview

There has been a surge in the use of online and software-based learning tools and their applications in the education sector in recent times. This has resulted in an increase in data generated that can be used for improving educational effectiveness. This can also help in supporting research for learning. The Big Data and Education by edX is one such initiative to make candidates learn about the methods and key analytics techniques for data mining and its uses in education.  This Big Data and Education certification will teach candidates about the various techniques and methods being used by researchers and developers in the data mining of the education domain. 

The various methods covered in the Big Data and Education certification syllabus are using and applying Python and other tools such as RapidMiner etc. The practical aspects of this like determining the trustworthiness and other application shortcomings will also be covered. The learners have two modes to join the programme; free and verified. In the verified mode, the learners need to pay the fee and will get the certificate whereas in the audit mode, the candidates can join the course free of cost and get a limited duration. 

The Highlights

  • 100% Online course 
  • Self-paced program 
  • Earn a shareable certificate 
  • Verified certification by edX
  • The course provided by PennX
  • Industry-relevant curriculum 
  • Unlimited course access for life.
  • Financial assistance
  • 8 weeks course 
  • The effort of 6 to 12 hours per week
  • Advanced level course

Programme Offerings

  • video lectures
  • Reading Material
  • assignments
  • Final exam.

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees InformationsCertificate AvailabilityCertificate Providing Authority
INR 14101yesPenn
  • The Big Data and Education Certification are offered by edX for a fee of ₹ 14,101 to all the applicants.
  • The Big Data and Education fees for registration are not required to be paid by the applicants.

Big Data and Education Fees Structure: 

Fee Category

Amount

Certification fee

₹14,101 

Registration fee

 Free


Eligibility Criteria

Education

Candidates who want to take this Big Data and Education course must have some basic knowledge of algorithms along with an understanding of statistics, mathematical modeling, and data mining. 

Certification Qualifying Details

The Big Data and Education certification awards certificate to candidates who complete the course and assignments satisfactorily. The certification is given out only for candidates applying through the verified track.

What you will learn

Knowledge of Big Data

The Big Data and Education certification course help candidates in developing an understanding of the following:

  • Basic technologies of the modern-day use of Big data in the education industry. 
  • An in-depth understanding of the key methods used for educational data mining will be provided in the Big Data and Education program.
  • The working and application of using Python and it's built in library of machine learning. 
  • Understanding of the Python scikit-learn by the students.
  • Knowledge on how to apply standard methods with tools like RapidMiner
  • Understanding of different methods and their application in different conditions and situations. 
  • Learn behavior detection and the concepts of feature engineering in data mining for the education field.
  • Key learning of the various prediction modelling techniques to be taught in the Big Data and Education online course.

Who it is for

The course will be of use to the following :

  • Candidates seeking to make or advance a career in the Big data industry should pursue this program as it will be an add on  Big Data and Education benefit. 
  • Professionals from the Big data domain that are wanting to learn the basics of data engineering tools for application in the education field.
  • Candidates who want certification in Big Data for better job prospects in a larger job market can get registered for the Big Data and Education training.
  • Professors who wish to learn the big data in education trends for their college curriculum can apply 
  • Candidates looking for an update in their skills and to learn any newer trends of the industry pertaining to education.

Admission Details

For enrolling in the Big Data and Education program the candidates can follow this simple procedure and follow these simple steps to register:

Step 1: Visit the official course website on the edX page or click on the link given here: https://www.edX.org/course/big-data-and-education Press ‘Enroll.’

Step 2: New candidates will need to create an account with edX using an email of a Google / Facebook account. If you have an existing account with edX simple log in to register.

Step 3: Next choose whether you wish to pursue the course in the verified track or the free audit option. However, ‘free audit will not provide a certification. In the Big Data and Education Training

Step 4: Candidates can also apply for financial assistance in case of unaffordability but need the course certification for the course

Step 5: If you choose to purchase the course, You will be directed to the payment of the fee page. Choose from available payment modes to make the payment.

Step 6: After paying the course fee, You can have access to all the course content like video lectures and reading material of the curriculum.

Step 7: Candidates can also use the option to download the video classes and watch them later.

The Syllabus

  • Regressors
  • Classifiers

  • Detector Confidence
  • Diagnostic Metrics
  • Cross-Validation and Over-Fitting

  • Ground Truth for Behavior Detection
  • Data Synchronization and Grain Size
  • Feature Engineering
  • Knowledge Engineering

  • Knowledge Inference
  • Bayesian Knowledge Tracing (BKT)
  • Performance Factor Analysis
  • Item Response Theory

  • Correlation Mining
  • Causal Mining
  • Association Rule Mining
  • Sequential Pattern Mining
  • Network Analysis

  • Learning Curves
  • Moment by Moment Learning Graphs
  • Scatter Plots
  • State Space Diagrams
  • Other Awesome EDM Visualizations

  • Clustering
  • Validation and Selection
  • Factor Analysis
  • Knowledge Inference Structures

  • Discovery with Models
  • Text Mining
  • Hidden Markov Models

Instructors

Penn Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: How can we get doubts resolved in a program?

edX has offered a section called ‘discussion’ for students to discuss and clarify doubts amongst peers. Candidates can see this tab in their dashboards.

2: What advantage does edX programs offer?

Taking this course from edX offers various advantages. The program is curated especially for different levels of students for learning from the experts for free. The courses are taught by the best institutes in the world and have no fee for learning. The fee is only for certification.

3: What background knowledge will one need to take the Big Data and Education program?

Candidates will need:

General proficiency in statistics, mathematical modeling, data mining, or algorithms is recommended for the Big Data and Education training. 

4: Do we need to attend the university campus anytime?

No. The course is 100% in online mode. Candidates do not need any campus visits for taking this course. It can be taken from your home. 

5: Should I take this course in a particular stated given order?

It is recommended for students to follow the order of the course videos. However, it is not mandatory in this course. 

6: What is the entire duration for the course?

This is an 8 weeks course. With an effort of 6  to 12 hours/week.

7: When can we access course material?

Once a candidate enrols for the course or pays the verified track fees, he can access the course material including assignments, videos, and other material available. 

8: How to contact edX for doubts and queries?

For any kind of query please get in touch with edX here: https://courses.edX.org/support/contact_us 

9: What is the language used for lectures and video transcripts?

The video lectures are delivered in English. They also have subtitles and video transcripts for a better understanding of students.

10: What are the modes available for payments?

Candidates have the option of using PayPal, Or credit/ debit cards to pay the Big Data and Education fee.

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