Combining cloud computing with e-learning has led to a new form of systems called: cloud-based e-learning systems. Those systems take advantages and benefits of cloud computing, and combine them with e-learning systems. This combination offers some solutions to make e-learning systems more efficient and easier for use, and contribute to deal the best conditions of using distance learning systems. However, cloud-based e-learning systems present some challenges in two principal axis: security and storage. In this paper, we propose a new architecture that aims to resolve the problems of these systems, related to security and storage. It is based on a new security layer, responsible of controlling and storing all transactions, in order to generate a security key, and to give us the ability to use generated data to offer recommended systems in the future. Also, this architecture is proposed after a study that we conducted to cover many works done related with this field.
The development of learning objects and e-pedagogical practices has significantly influenced and changed the performance of e-learning systems. This development promotes a genuine sharing of resources and creates new opportunities for learners to explore them easily. Therefore, the need for a system of categorization of these objects becomes mandatory. In this vein, classification theories combined with web mining techniques can highlight the performance of these learning objects and make them very useful for learners. This study consists of two main phases. First, we extract metadata from learnings objects, using the algorithm of Web exploration techniques such as feature selection techniques, which are mainly implemented to find the best set of features that allow us to build useful models. The key role of feature selection in learning object classification is to identify pertinent features and eliminate redundant features from an excessively dimensional dataset. Second, we identify learning objects according to a particular form of similarity using Multi-Label Classification (MLC) based on Fuzzy C-Means (FCM) algorithms. As a clustering algorithm, FCM is used to perform classification accuracy according to Euclidean distance metrics as similarity measurement. Finally, to assess the effectiveness of learning objects with FCM, a series of experimental studies using a real-world dataset were conducted. The findings of this study indicate that the proposed approach exceeds the traditional approach and leads to viable results.
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