Research Article

A Novel Search Ranking Method for MOOCs Using Unstructured Course Information

Table 1

Cluster results for courses.

ClusterTypical courses

Cluster 1(1) Advanced Instructional Strategies in the Virtual Classroom, (2) Blended Learning: Personalizing Education for Students, (3) Critical Issues in Urban Education, (4) Emerging Trends & Technologies in the Virtual K-12 Classroom, (5) Foundations of Teaching for Learning: Being a Teacher, (6) Foundations of Virtual Instruction, (7) Get Interactive: Practical Teaching with Technology, (8) Learning to Teach Online, (9) Powerful Tools for Teaching and Learning: Web 2.0 Tools, (10) University Teaching.
Cluster 5(1) A Crash Course in Data Science, (2) Applied Plotting, Charting & Data Representation in Python, (3) Applying Machine Learning to your Data with GCP, (4) Basic Data Processing and Visualization, (5) Big Data Applications: Real-Time Streaming, (6) Building Data Visualization Tools, (7) Business Intelligence Concepts, Tools, and Applications, (8) Business intelligence and data warehousing, (9) Data Manipulation at Scale: Systems and Algorithms, (10) Foundations of marketing analytics.
Cluster 13(1) Advanced Business Strategy, (2) Advanced Competitive Strategy, (3) Becoming a changemaker: Introduction to Social Innovation, (4) Business Growth Strategy, (5) Creating and Developing a Tech Startup, (6) Decision-Making and Scenarios, (7) Design Thinking for Innovation, (8) Design Thinking for the Greater Good: Innovation in the Social Sector, (9) Entrepreneurship 1: Developing the Opportunity, (10) FinTech Foundations and Overview.
Cluster 17(1) Advanced Data Structures in Java, (2) Advanced R Programming, (3) Algorithmic Thinking, (4) An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python, (5) Big Data Analysis with Scala and Spark, (6) Building Web Applications in PHP, (7) Cloud Computing Concepts, (8) Code Yourself! An Introduction to Programming, (9) Computational Thinking for Problem Solving, (10) Computer Science: Programming with a Purpose.
Cluster 26(1) Adapt your leadership style, (2) Applications of Everyday Leadership, (3) Bridging the Gap between Strategy Design and Delivery, (4) Building High-Performing Teams, (5) Building Your Leadership Skills, (6) Designing and Implementing Your Coaching Strategy, (7) Giving Helpful Feedback, (8) Global sustainability and corporate social responsibility: Be sustainable, (9) Human Resources Management Capstone: HR for People Managers, (10) Influencing People.