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Open Education Week 2017
Education & Development

Open Education Week 2017

...free learning. We have 900 free courses on OpenLearn, as well as a great deal more. We have collections of Skills for work courses aimed at those who need to enhance their work skills but can't commit to full-time study, and courses focusing on Skills for study, which help to refresh key study skills which might not have been used for a while. We're committed to ......
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15 facts about number 15
Education & Development

15 facts about number 15

...FREE course, interactive or video...1: The chemical element phosphorous has the atomic number 15 [periodic table behind a female scientist] In its pure form, phosphorous is highly reactive, but it’s not actually found in this form on Earth. Take a look at the chemical elements and how they are arranged in the Periodic Table in our free course, Discovering Chemistry. 2:...
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Introducing healthcare improvement
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing healthcare improvement

...free course, Introducing healthcare improvement, explores quality improvement in healthcare settings. It begins by defining healthcare quality and describing the meaning of quality improvement in healthcare. You will also learn about the different dimensions of quality and the broad aims of healthcare improvement. The course will help you better understand how and why we...
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Level 3: Advanced 3 hrs
Explore critical issues in health and wellbeing
Health, Sports & Psychology

Explore critical issues in health and wellbeing

...The second looks at lifestyles in relation to health. For instance, in high-income countries many lifestyles are physically inactive, and this can have a negative impact on a person's health. The two free courses are adapted from the Open University course K219 Critical issues in health and wellbeing. This course is part of the OU's BA (Hons) Health and social care....
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Winter Olympics
Health, Sports & Psychology

Winter Olympics

...level in winter sports. Game-changing free courses We've put together a selection of our top free courses - perfect if you're a budding athlete, a coach or mentor, psychologist, or if you just want to find out more about sport and fitness. Try our Olympic related interactive Challenge yourself to see if you can master our sporting interactive and come out a winner....
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Getting started with German 1
Languages

Getting started with German 1

...course, LGXG001 Beginners German 1: fang an! After completing this free course, you may wish to register for the full course to continue your learning!...Almost 100 million people speak German as their main language. Most of them live in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, making German one of the most widely used languages in Europe. Now associated with economic success,...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
How can you take your teaching online?
Education & Development

How can you take your teaching online?

...FREE content on OpenLearn, written by Open University academics? We offer a variety of FREE courses, interactives, academic insights and animations on a range of subjects. We also have some comprehensive courses to show you how to make your own open educational resources. Check out the courses below: How to make an open online course Gain the skills......
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My career goal: digital
Science, Maths & Technology

My career goal: digital

...free to access courses below which explore some essential aspects of IT. Digital life Our lives are increasingly digital, knowing how to best utilise this at work is becoming more and more important. The free courses below explore some ways in which you can take advantage of these skills. More Creative suites and software In extension to computing use, an understanding of...
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Article 20 mins