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I'm new to this
Hi i have just registered on this site an dwould like to try some of the free online courses to benefit my job role however i was wondering if there is a certificate of eveidence issued on completion of each course many thanks for youe time
Hi,
Hi,
Each of our courses come with an Activity Record - these detail your progress through the course, we are also adding Statements of Participation to the courses. However, the team are currently still uploading the Statement to all of our courses but unfortunately these are having to be completed by hand.
As each courses has its Statement attached you will receive an email from the team letting you know your Statement is available for printing/downloading.
Hope this helps.
Best wishes and I hope you enjoy the courses.
OpenLearn Moderator
hi
i enrolled english courses but iam confusing to get the courses
Hi,
Hi,
The following links will hopefully help you to decide and enrol on our free courses:
All course list (by subject area) - http://www.open.edu/openlearn/free-courses/full-catalogue?source=freecou...
Openlearn course information - http://www.open.edu/openlearn/about-openlearn/try
FAQ page - http://www.open.edu/openlearn/about-openlearn/frequently-asked-questions...
I’ve also attached a couple of documents on enrolling and navigating through our courses that you may find helpful.
Best wishes
OpenLearn Moderator
I have got state of participation
I really appreciate your great work and I enjoyed your course. Now I have the statement. Thank you very much!!!!
I will try another free online cousre with you.
Succeed with maths Part 1
I have started the free Open learn course, Succeed With Maths Part 1. The videos in the course do not work.
I don't mean the introduction videos, it's the vidoes within the course material. I can only access the transcript on my laptop.
Succeed with maths Part 1
I have started the free Open learn course, Succeed With Maths Part 1. The videos in the course do not work.
I don't mean the introduction videos, it's the vidoes within the course material. I can only access the transcript on my laptop.
Hi Mark,
Hi Mark,
The team have checked the videos and they are working, there was a problem with the system a few days ago which may be why they were running slow at the time. Please also be aware some of our newer courses do not operate well if you are using IE, we tend to use Google Chrome in the office so if you are using IE this may be another reason the videos were slow to run.
Hope this helps.
Best wishes
OpenLearn Moderator
Hi Mark,
Hi Mark,
I see what you mean, I've alerted the courses team and they are looking into the problem, as soon as it's fixed I'll let you know.
Many thanks
Openlearn Moderator
criminology social policy
Thankyou for your response
Unfortunatly i was given an emergency passport via the British Conulate Malaga Spain due to ill health, i didnt apply for a new one because i am still resceiving treatment here in the UK. Mark