Team 403 - Policy and Advocacy Track

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What it does

The pandemic era has forced universities worldwide to pivot to online learning platforms with lessons emerging daily about the challenges that students, faculty, and administrators face. Access to open data is largely an untapped goldmine that could improve learning outcomes and reduce the higher dropout rate associated with virtual education. As a matter of fact, only 1 in 5 virtual universities have reported their annual data on the National Center for Education Statistics website. As such, there is no transparent data system that could have helped optimize virtual learning. Virtual universities can foster transparency by releasing new datasets on graduation/course completion rate, operating budget and annual financial report, as well as expand already existing datasets like enrollment statistics. Data like graduate success rate, accreditation status, and affordability enable students to make informed decisions on the ideal Universities to enroll in.

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