Top ten most popular free courses to indulge in on OpenLearn
Dec 26, 2023 · Since its launch in 2006 The Open University’s free learning resource website OpenLearn has received more than 112 million visits with many people going on to complete several of the hundreds of free courses available.. Each year we collate which are the most popular – some are just a few hours long while others – the badged open courses – comprise 24 hours of CPD-approved learning and ...
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New OU / BBC series of Scam Interceptors returns to screens
From Monday 10 June, a new ten-part OU/BBC series of Scam Interceptors starts on BBC One daytime and will run daily on weekdays at 10:45am. The new series will also be available on BBC iPlayer. In this season, presenters Rav Wilding, Nick Stapleton and the team return to hunt down the scammers plaguing the lives of everyday people.
Open University considers face to face offer alongside …
Jun 26, 2023 · Open University considers face to face offer alongside transformative move to city centre. The Open University is to prepare a business case for a world class university based in a sustainable green campus in Milton Keynes city centre. The plans support the city’s wider vison to develop one of the UK’s most vibrant city centres.
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The Open University is the largest academic institution in the UK and a world leader in flexible distance learning. Since it began in 1969, the OU has taught more than 2 million students worldwide. There are over 170,000 current students, including more than 15,000 overseas. Explore our undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
The OU to grow its curriculum through acquisition of the Open …
By Kat Woodcock July 25, 2022. Following positive discussions with the University for the Creative Arts (UCA), the Open University (OU) is pleased to announce an agreement has been reached that will see the OU acquire the Open College of the Arts (OCA). The OU was set up in 1969 to bring life-changing learning that enriches society to millions ...
Stunning new OU/BBC series relives our Earth’s fascinating history
Jul 14, 2023 · The series will begin this evening (17 July 2023) on BBC Two at 9.00pm, kicking off five incredible episodes tracking the origins of Earth to the arrival of humanity. We follow Chris through our planet’s worst mass extinction event, dramatic climate change and collisions of whole continents, all brought to life through incredible computer ...
OU secures £5.8m to build extended reality studio - OU News
By Hannah Grimmette December 8, 2022. The Open University (OU) has secured funding of £5.8m from the Office for Students to develop extended reality studios to expand its teaching and learning with augmented and virtual reality. Open XR Studios will feature state-of-the-art equipment to capture, reproduce and render 4D imagery.
OU partners in innovative new blended nursing degree
Jul 9, 2020 · From February 2021 the Open University (OU) will be delivering a new blended nursing programme in the London and the South/South West region in partnership with Middlesex University, London and University of the West of England, Bristol (UWE) (Subject to NMC Approval). It is anticipated that the application process for this new, innovative and ...