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5 tips on financially thriving
Money & Business

5 tips on financially thriving

...free OpenLearn courses and resources to boost your money know-how...[iconic graphic - budget] 1. Budget The first thing to do to gain financial stability is to create a budget. This should be a factual exercise that lists the cold hard facts - what is your income VS outgoings? You could do it electronically with a spreadsheet or simply with pen and paper. If you're unsure...
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Article 10 mins
Questions in science
Science, Maths & Technology

Questions in science

...more about each taster block you need to choose for yourself which science discipline you would like to study first. We hope you enjoy them all equally, but expect to be surprised, you may enjoy the one you expect to least the most, so do make sure you study all three! These free courses are adapted extracts from the Open University course S111 Questions in science....
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Article 5 mins
White dwarfs and neutron stars
Science, Maths & Technology

White dwarfs and neutron stars

...free course, White dwarfs and neutron stars, you will learn about how stars die, and about the structure and composition of white dwarfs and neutron stars. Throughout, you will use mathematics to calculate their properties and behaviour...Stars live their lives for millions or billions of years but will eventually die. Low mass stars (like the Sun) will end their lives...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Open education
Education & Development

Open education

...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 course H817 Openness and innovation in elearning...There are many ......
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Level 3: Advanced 40 hrs
Art and visual culture: medieval to modern
History & The Arts

Art and visual culture: medieval to modern

...free course, Art and visual culture: medieval to modern, explores the fundamental issues raised by the study of western art and visual culture over the last millennium. It moves from discussing the role of the artist and the functions of art during the medieval and Renaissance periods to considering the concept and practice of art in the era of the academies, before...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around
Languages

Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around

...free course, Beginners’ Spanish: Getting around, concentrates on Spanish as a tool for communication, but it also provides some insights into Hispanic societies and cultures through authentic printed and audio materials. This OpenLearn course focuses on public spaces and how to get by in a Hispanic city...Do you want to improve your language skills and communicate more...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Advanced Spanish: Art in Buenos Aires
Languages

Advanced Spanish: Art in Buenos Aires

...free course you will know how to: Obtener información de las imágenes mientras se hace un visionado parcial y sin sonido Predecir vocabulario (‘lluvia de palabras’) Mirar y escuchar con un objetivo general en mente; captar ideas globales Mirar el reportaje con detenimiento prestando especial atención al vocabulario Distinguir la información implícita de la...
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Level 3: Advanced 4 hrs
Organisations, environmental management and innovation
Nature & Environment

Organisations, environmental management and innovation

...free course, Organisations, environmental management and innovation, focuses on the innovations organisations are developing or using to manage contemporary environmental issues. It also covers how organisations are innovating thinking about environmental management...Do you want to discover more about how organisations innovate for environmental management? This free...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs