Towards Big Data Analytics in the e-Learning Space

Abstract

The issues related to the analysis and management of Big Data, aspects of the security, stability and quality of the data, represent a new research, and engineering challenge. In the present paper, techniques for Big Data storage, search, analysis and management in the area of the virtual e-Learning space and the problems in front of them are considered. A numerical example for explorative analysis of data about the students from Burgas Free University is applied, using instrument for Data Mining of Orange. The analysis is a base for a system for localization of students at risk.

Keywords

• big data analytics
• data mining
• map/reduce
• e-learning
• orange