Harnessing hybrid deep learning approach for personalized retrieval in e-learning.

Journal: PloS one
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Abstract

The current worldwide pandemic has significantly increased the need for online learning platforms, hence presenting difficulty in choosing appropriate course materials from the vast online educational resources due to user knowledge frameworks variations. This paper presents a novel course recommendation system called the Deep Learning-based Course Recommendation System (DLCRS). The DLCRS combines a hybrid Sequential GRU+adam optimizer with collaborative filtering techniques to offer accurate and learner-centric course suggestions. The proposed approach integrates modules for learner feature extraction and course feature extraction that is performed using (Embeddings from Language Models) ELMO word embedding technique in order to gain a thorough understanding of learner and course profiles and feedback. In order to evaluate the efficacy of the proposed DLCRS, several extensive experiments were carried out utilizing authentic datasets sourced from a reputable public organization. The results indicate a notable area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) score of 89.62%, which exceeds the performance of similar advanced course recommendation systems. The experimental findings support the viability of the DLCRS, as seen by a significant hit ratio of 0.88, indicating high accuracy in its suggestions.

Authors

  • Sidra Tahir
    University Institute of Information Technology, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
  • Yaser Hafeez
    University Institute of Information Technology, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.
  • Mamoona Humayun
    Department of Information Systems, College of Computer and Information Sciences, Jouf University, Sakakah, Saudi Arabia.
  • Faizan Ahmad
    Soft Robotics Research Center, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen, China.
  • Maqbool Khan
    Department of IT&CS, Pak-Austria Fachhochschule-Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology, Pakistan.
  • Momina Shaheen
    Cardiff School of Technologies, Cardiff Metropolitan University, Cardiff, United Kingdom.