An Improved Hybrid Ontology-Based Approach for Online Learning Resource Recommendations

Autor/inn/en	Shanshan, Shang; Mingjin, Gao; Lijuan, Luo
Titel	An Improved Hybrid Ontology-Based Approach for Online Learning Resource Recommendations
Quelle	In: Educational Technology Research and Development, 69 (2021) 5, S.2637-2661 (25 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Shanshan, Shang)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1042-1629
DOI	10.1007/s11423-021-10029-0
Schlagwörter	Electronic Learning; Educational Resources; Media Selection; Philosophy; Evaluation Methods; Mathematics + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Bildungsmittel; Medienwahl; Philosophie; Mathematik
Abstract	In recent years, online learning has become more and more popular. However, because of information overload, learners often find it difficult to retrieve suitable learning resources. Although many scholars have proposed excellent online learning resource recommendation algorithms, the accuracy of personalized recommendation results still needs to be improved. This study proposes an improved hybrid ontology-based approach for online learning resource recommendations, combining collaborative filtering algorithm and sequential pattern mining (SPM) techniques. Ontology can be used effectively for knowledge representation to avoid cold start and data sparsity problems. And the history of learners' sequential access patterns helps in providing recommendations that are more consistent with the law of learning activities. Experimental results reveal that our improved hybrid approach for learning resource recommendations yields better performance and recommendation quality than other related algorithms. Compared with previous research outcomes, our collaborative filtering engine, with ontology domain knowledge, makes full use of the historical learning paths of similar learners. The ontology construction in this study has a more reliable theoretical basis and the selection of features is more representative. In addition, improvement of the SPM process further improves the efficiency of our recommended algorithm. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01