№1, 2019

THE USE OF SOCIAL NETWORKS FOR PERSONALIZATION OF ELECTRONIC EDUCATION

Gulara A. Mammadova, Firudin T. Aghayev, Lala A. Zeynalova

Currently, modern social technologies used by hundreds of millions of users are attractive and interesting and available free of charge. The article discusses the possibility of using social networks to improve e-education at higher education institutions. Considering a large amount of information disseminated by university students in the social network, the article proposes the use of data clustering methods - k-means to personalize the content of educational materials. The results of the research can be used by teachers and instructors of higher educational institutions to improve the content of e-course and to personalize e-education (pp.27-34).

Keywords: social network, e-education, personalized learning content, clustering methods.
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