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Open education
Education & Development

Open education

...openness means in education. This free course, Open education, is an example of a massive open online course (MOOC) and spans seven weeks. Like all the free materials on OpenLearn, this course is open to the wider world but, uniquely, it also forms part of the module for students who are studying the Open University ......
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Level 3: Advanced 40 hrs
Geological processes in the British Isles
Science, Maths & Technology

Geological processes in the British Isles

...course, Geological processes in the British Isles, you will explore the processes that have shaped the British landscape over time, gaining insight into the geological evolution of the entire planet...The landscape of the British Isles has undergone dramatic changes during the history of the Earth, from shallow sea to desert to the familiar terrain of the 21st century. In...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Understanding devolution in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding devolution in Wales

...Open University OpenLearn course, Understanding devolution in Wales. I'm Valerie Livingston, course author, and today I'm joined by Professor Roger Awan-Scully. Roger is Professor of Political Science at Cardiff University and Chair of the Political Studies Association. His work focuses on devolution, elections and voting, and in this part of the course we're considering...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Assessment in secondary music
Education & Development

Assessment in secondary music

...course. This OpenLearn course is part of a collection of Open University short courses for teachers and student teachers...Assessment in secondary music: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: recognise the purposes and forms of assessment and their application in, and implications for, music education understand what to assess in music...
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Level 3: Advanced 11 hrs
Microgravity: living on the International Space Station Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Microgravity: living on the International Space Station

...badged open course, Microgravity: living on the International Space Station, will help you to consider microgravity environments in more detail than before! You will make direct comparisons of some important physical values between the International Space Station (ISS), the Earth and the Moon...Welcome to this free badged open course on ......
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Getting started with Chinese 2
Languages

Getting started with Chinese 2

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University badged course LGXC002 - Beginners Chinese 2: 开始吧 kāishĭ ba!. Visit the OpenLearn’s hub for language content where you will be able to build on your newly found language skills...Week 2: What are you going to do tomorrow evening?: Acknowledgements - This free course was first published in February......
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Leadership for inclusion: thinking it through
Education & Development

Leadership for inclusion: thinking it through

...course, you might be interested in the Open University Inclusive Practice Leadership and Management Masters pathways....Leadership for inclusion: thinking it through: Introduction - This course will help you to think about your professional educational situation and the ways in which you can develop your practices alongside others. It will provide you with a better...
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Level 3: Advanced 8 hrs
Studying mammals: Meat eaters
Nature & Environment

Studying mammals: Meat eaters

...course, Studying mammals: Meat eaters, we will delve into the lives of these fearsome hunters and explore their physical adaptations and social behaviour. This is the fifth course in the Studying mammals series...The powerful and majestic carnivores are the focus of many television documentaries. In this free course, Studying mammals: Meat eaters, we will delve into the...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs