~ Stephanie Teasley

President, Society for Learning Analytics Research

This volume provides an extensive view into what we know now about learning analytics from the perspective of leading experts in the field. I am confident that you will find here research that will simultaneously excite you with ideas about how we can change the world of education and frustrate you with the evidence of the challenges ahead for doing so. We invite you to join us in this adventure.

The future of learning analytics is bright. Educational institutions have already seen the many promising opportunities that it provides for advancing our understanding of different learning processes and enhancing them in a variety of settings. The Handbook of Learning Analytics provides a much needed entry point to this growing area and I am sure this publication will help sustain the already considerable momentum the field has generated.