20 years in history: how much do you remember?

Two decades, millions of learners and more than a few surprises along the way. As OpenLearn turns 20, discover 20 things you might not know about The Open University’s home of free learning.

How has OpenLearn supported learners on their educational journeys? We caught up with Open University graduates to hear how they've used our free learning resources to explore new subjects, support their studies and discover a love of lifelong learning.

A lot can change in 20 years! From scientific discoveries and technological advances to shifts in society and culture, explore how different subjects have evolved since OpenLearn first launched in 2006.

Philip Seargeant, senior lecturer in Applied Linguistics, looks at how our use of language and the way we communicate has changed over the past twenty years.

How technology has fundamentally reshaped the delivery of legal services and legal practice over the past twenty years.

You can prepare for this free course, Making sense of art history, by looking around you. It's likely that wherever you are you'll be able to see some images. It's also likely that many of these will be intended to have some sort of effect on you. In the course itself you will be exploring the power of images via a study of contemporary art ...

What do historians do? In this free course you will explore some of the ways that historians work to develop our understanding of the past. You will learn about three aspects of the historian’s craft through three topic areas: landscapes, infant health and criminal justice. Through the activities in the course, you will experience a wide range ...

This free course, Exploring communications technology, looks at some of the principles underpinning communications technology. It looks at the properties of signals and media (such as optical fibre and radio waves), error control, data compression, and the principles of 4G mobile communications, wi-fi and DSL broadband.