Using AI, university monitors online students at risk of dropping out

Dropping out early is one of the main concerns in online higher education, especially during the first year of a degree. An interdisciplinary team of researchers from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) has developed a new system based on artificial intelligence algorithms that makes it possible to identify on a daily basis those students that are at risk of failing and can automatically take early action by sending personalized messages to reverse the situation.