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UOC Co-organizes EFQUEL Innovation Forum 2013

Barcelona (E), October 2013 - Ensuring the quality of online university teaching at a time when the supply is expanding globally and with phenomena like massive open online courses (MOOC) was one of the central issues debated at the European Foundation for Quality in eLearning (EFQUEL) Innovation Forum 2013. The event brought international experts together in Barcelona on 26- 27 September.

The theme of the meeting hosted by the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (Open University of Catalonia, UOC) was Refocusing Quality in eLearning. The speakers stressed the points to be taken into consideration in order to ensure the quality of teaching in a new environment that is leading universities to change their mindset and approach and is affecting institutions, faculty, and students alike.