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Understanding water quality
Nature & Environment

Understanding water quality

...free course, Understanding water quality, helps explain the options....Understanding water quality: Introduction - Please note, this course was written in 2003/2004 therefore some of the information is now outdated. In this free course, Understanding water quality, you will look at the main properties of natural water and how these may be altered by pollutants of ......
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Exploring ancient Greek religion
History & The Arts

Exploring ancient Greek religion

...free course, you will explore this question by looking at textual and visual evidence relating to Amphiaraos’ sanctuary, which was located at a town called Oropos, in northeast Attica. You will engage with this material to learn about some of the different ways the ancient Greeks interacted with Amphiaraos, both individually and as part of their community. Study note:...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Succeeding in postgraduate study Badge icon
Education & Development

Succeeding in postgraduate study

...course. Transcript This free course will help you to become familiar with the requirements and demands of postgraduate study, and to develop the skills and confidence to pursue your learning further. It will help you to consider some conventions for critiquing academic writing and develop your understanding of the challenges of demonstrating critical awareness of a...
Starting with law
Society, Politics & Law

Starting with law

...course if you are a beginner or returning to study...This free course, Starting with law, explores key legal concepts such as legal capacity and the rights and responsibilities of the individual. You will examine how laws are made, and how they affect us at different points in our lives. It is an ideal course if you are a beginner or returning to study....Starting with...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Open Education Week
Education & Development

Open Education Week

...free courses, interactives, videos and more... and we also have links to resources and a researcher pack from The Open University's own OER Hub. Transcript The OER Hub The Open Education Research Hub (OER Hub) at The Open University are leaders in researching the impact of open educational resources (OER) on teaching and learning practices. The OER Hub team has extensive...
I-SPY: Internet infidelity and its impact on couple relationships
Health, Sports & Psychology

I-SPY: Internet infidelity and its impact on couple relationships

...Monday 28th November 2016 at 7pm on The Open University Facebook page, use the hashtag #ISPY to join in the conversation. Shortly after the episodes will be shown on OpenLearn with extra academic content surrounding the episodes. Find out more about infidelity research Try a FREE course on some of the themes related to infidelity Take it further with The Open University...
Star Wars: Myth and fairy tale
History & The Arts

Star Wars: Myth and fairy tale

...Obi-Wan Kenobi, who answers him, is my favourite character: a fairy godfather if ever I saw one. ‘These are not the droids you’re looking for’, he says, altering reality in a later scene. The experience of redemptive love, to which his counsel eventually leads Luke, is a yet more impressive aspect of his gift. Try your hand at writing with these free courses...
Introduction to mental health science
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introduction to mental health science

...free, advanced level courses serve as an introduction to Masters level study in neurosciences and mental health...This suite of three courses focuses first on anxiety (Exploring anxiety), then depression (Exploring depression), and finally explores the relationship between these conditions (Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression). They will help you to...