A hybrid user-centred recommendation strategy applied to repositories of learning objects

International Journal of Web Based Communities

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 302-321

  Ruiz Iniesta, Almudena ^a   Jiménez Díaz, Guillermo ^a   Gómez Albarrán, Mercedes ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hybrid recommender; Learning object; Personalisation; Virtual learning communities; VLC

Indexed keywords

LEARNING SYSTEMS; RECOMMENDER SYSTEMS; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE);

HYBRID RECOMMENDER; HYBRID STRATEGIES; LEARNING OBJECT REPOSITORIES; LEARNING OBJECTS; MAINTENANCE TASKS; PERSONALISATION; RECOMMENDATION STRATEGIES; VIRTUAL LEARNING COMMUNITY;

E-LEARNING;

EID: 84864213739     PISSN: 14778394     EISSN: 17418216     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJWBC.2012.048054     Document Type: Article

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