Overview
“Empowering students and instructors with intelligent course management.”
This project is a full-featured Learning Management System built with MongoDB, Express, React, Node.js, enhanced with AI-powered course recommendations. Admins and instructors can manage courses and lessons, while students can enroll, track progress, and get personalized AI-driven suggestions to optimize their learning journey.
Features
- User Roles & Authentication: Admin, Instructor, Student with JWT-based authentication and role-based access control.
- Course Management: Create, update, publish, and delete courses with dynamic lesson ordering.
- Lesson Management: Add lessons with content, duration, optional resources, and track lesson order within courses.
- Enrollment System: Students can enroll in courses; instructors/admins can view enrolled students.
- AI Integration: Personalized course recommendations using AI (GPT/ML model), helping students choose courses and optimize their learning paths.
- Responsive Dashboard: Mobile-first, clean UI for admins, instructors, and students.
- Error Handling & Validation: Ensures invalid IDs, missing data, or unauthorized actions are properly handled.
- Course Analytics (Future / Optional): Track student progress, completion rates, and engagement metrics.
Technical Details
- Frontend: React.js, Tailwind CSS, mobile-responsive UI
- Backend: Node.js + Express.js REST API
- Database: MongoDB with Mongoose models for User, Course, Lesson, Enrollment
- Authentication: JWT + role-based access control
- AI Features: Chatbot or recommendation engine to guide students in course selection
- Error Handling: Comprehensive handling for missing resources, invalid requests, and unauthorized access
Development Highlights
- Nested Data Population: Leveraged Mongoose
populateto fetch instructor names, lesson details, and enrolled students. - Dynamic Lesson Ordering: Lessons can be added in a specific sequence within courses.
- Role-based Middleware: Secure routes for admin and instructor actions.
- Enrollment Integrity: Automatic association of lessons and courses; ensures removal from course when lessons are deleted.
- AI Recommendations: Personalized suggestions improve student engagement and retention.
Key Takeaways
- Designed a scalable and modular backend capable of handling multiple courses, lessons, and enrollments.
- Integrated AI for personalized learning, boosting student engagement.
- Gained hands-on experience with full-stack development, REST APIs, authentication, role management, and MongoDB relationships.
- Built a portfolio-ready, startup-focused project demonstrating MERN + AI expertise.
Screenshots / Demo
- Admin/Instructor dashboard showing courses and lessons
- Student enrollment and course progress view
- AI recommendations panel for personalized learning
- Responsive views across desktop and mobile
Future Enhancements
- Real-time chat between students and instructors
- Video lessons and quizzes integration
- Advanced AI to predict student performance and suggest next steps
- Multi-tenant support for multiple schools or organizations
- Course analytics with engagement insights and progress tracking