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MOOCs in the Republic of Ireland: A gap in the policy landscape
1. MOOCs in the Republic of Ireland:
A Gap in the Policy Landscape
Mark Brown & Eamon Costello
Brussels, Belgium
28th June, 2016
European Policy Forum on MOOCs
31. “As a country we have everything to
gain and nothing to lose by
increasing levels of participation in
higher education among all Irish
citizens”
(National Plan for Equity of Access to Higher Education, 2015, p. i)
3. Recommendations
In response…
32. 3. Recommendations
In response…
• High-level policy forum
• Recognise online learners in new funding
model(s)
• Establish contestable fund to support
strategic developments in fully online
programmes