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The Open University

The Open University
Address: Student Registration & Enquiry Service
The Open University
PO Box 197
Milton Keynes
Postcode: MK7 6BJ
Email: general-enquiries@open.ac.uk
Telephone: 0845 300 60 90
Website: http://www.open.ac.uk/
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Description

About the Open University:

The Open University (OU) is the United Kingdom's only university dedicated to distance learning. There are a wide range of courses available and for most of these there are no previous qualifications required to study. You must be at least 18 years of age when your course starts but there is no upper age limit.

The Open University's style of teaching is called supported open learning. Nearly all students are studying part-time. About 70 per cent of undergraduate students are in full-time employment. More than 50,000 students are sponsored by their employers for their studies. 11,000 people are currently studying for OU Higher Degrees.

Most OU courses are available throughout Europe. Some of them are available in many other parts of the world. More than 25,000 OU students live outside the UK. The University itself is ranked among the top UK universities for the quality of its teaching. A third of UK undergraduate students have entry qualifications lower than those normally demanded by other UK universities. For further details visit the Open University website.

OpenLearn

And now anyone can study with the Open University for FREE with OpenLearn. OpenLearn is online learning that is open to anyone, anywhere in the world using materials taken from Open University courses. And it is completely free to use! Instead of attending classes, you study online in the LearningSpace, using materials that have been specially designed for distance learning.

OpenLearn is an opportunity for informal study – in your own time access materials in areas familiar or new to you, without the pressure of keeping to a timetable or sitting exams. Instead, assess your own progress by keeping an online learning journal, discussing the topics with other online learners in forums and completing self assessment exercises where you control when the answer is revealed. While OpenLearn isn’t exactly the same as studying at University, it gives real learning experiences taken from degree courses – and for free!

Please note:

OpenLearn does not:
  • require you to be or become an Open University student
  • grant degrees or award credits
  • provide access to the services available to students registered on Open University courses, such as tutorial support
For further details visit the OpenLearn website.
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