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Introduction to ecosystems
Science, Maths & Technology

Introduction to ecosystems

...Educational Media Project (EEMP) 2009 The hills and valleys of China’s Loess Plateau eroded because grazing domestic animals denuded them of vegetation. Valuable soil was washed away into the nearby Yellow River, leaving the plateau unfertile. The rehabilitation of the plateau has been a slow and arduous task. As you watch the next video think about the following...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
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Money & Business

Personal branding for career success

...educational well-being of the community. The courses also provide another way of helping you to progress from informal to formal learning. To complete a course you need to be able to find about 24 hours of study time, over a period of about 8 weeks. However, it is possible to study them at any time, and at a pace to suit you. Badged courses are all available on The Open...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Introducing computing and IT
Digital & Computing

Introducing computing and IT

...educational resources. These often rely on volunteers contributing their time, with money being provided by advertising, sponsorship or donations...Introducing computing and IT: Work - Technology has changed the way in which other businesses operate too. Greater quantities of information are exchanged between numerous locations over public and private networks. Vast...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Could we control our climate?

...educated guesswork. Both data and judgement are used in climate science...Session 1: What is ‘engineering the climate’?: 2.2 Climate is more than just weather - There is one final aspect to add. While weather is the state of the atmosphere, climate is concerned with the entire Earth system. We must also consider the other parts of the planet that affect, or are...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Digital communications
Digital & Computing

Digital communications

...de-sac? In the 1980s, a lot of research effort was expended on developing a technique known as ‘coherent detection’ of optical signals. The technique involved applying to optical signals a method that is widely used in the detection of radio signals, but that is much more difficult to do with optical signals because of the very much higher frequency of light (of the...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Introducing International Relations
Society, Politics & Law

Introducing International Relations

...de libération nationale led the fight for independence. The colonising countries generally viewed such violence as terrorist activity. Citizens of the colonised countries inevitably perceive this as a delegitimization of their struggle for liberation. This difference in perspective is one reason it’s hard to get an international consensus on what terrorism is,...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Climate change and renewable energy
Nature & Environment

Climate change and renewable energy

...de/documents/publications/studies/Photovoltaics-Report.pdf (Accessed 7 August 2024) Global Carbon Project (2023) Briefing on key messages: Global Carbon Budget 2023. Available at: https://globalcarbonbudget.org/carbonbudget2023/ (Accessed: 4 August 2024). IEA (International Energy Agency) (2021) Net zero by 2050: a roadmap for the global energy sector. Available at:...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Understanding ADHD
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding ADHD

...De Lima, M. S., Horta, B. L. et al. (2007) ‘The worldwide prevalence of ADHD: a systematic review and metaregression analysis’, The American Journal of Psychiatry, 164(6), pp. 942–948. Reale, L., Bartoli, B., Cartabia, M. et al. and Lombardy ADHD Group (2017) ‘Comorbidity prevalence and treatment outcome in children and adolescents with ADHD’, European Child &...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs