A Survey on Explainable Course Recommendation Systems

An emerging challenge in course recommendation systems is the need to explain clearly to students the rationale behind specific course recommendations. Consequently, recent research has transitioned from focusing primarily on the accuracy of these systems to prioritizing user-centric qualities, such as transparency and justification. This shift has led to an increased emphasis on methods that provide clear, understandable explanations for their recommendations. In response to this trend, our paper introduces an explainable recommendation framework. Utilizing this framework, we analyze existing course recommendation systems and explore the emerging research challenges and future prospects for explainable course recommendation systems.