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Can renewable energy sources power the world? Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Can renewable energy sources power the world?

...learn more: In this short course we have decided to concentrate on the solar direct and solar indirect renewables, omitting further detailed coverage of tidal and geothermal energy...Week 1: Introducing renewable energy: 7 EU and UK renewable energy prospects 2020–2030 - As we have seen, renewable energy sources are already providing a significant and increasing...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Exploring a Romano-African city: Thugga
History & The Arts

Exploring a Romano-African city: Thugga

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: practise identification of ‘indigenous’ identity and culture practise identification of ‘Roman’ identity and culture study the development of Romano-African culture...Exploring a Romano-African city: Thugga: 1 Thugga - The ancient city of Thugga is often known by its modern name, Dougga. In...
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Level 3: Advanced 14 hrs
An introduction to data and information in health and social care
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to data and information in health and social care

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: identify some of the instances in a care setting where a computer is, or is likely to be, involved describe, in simple terms, the difference between data and information give a simple explanation of why computers are important to people working in health and social care in terms of data and information...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Understanding depression and anxiety
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding depression and anxiety

...learn about the biology and psychology behind them...This free course, Understanding depression and anxiety, explores the causes of these mental health issues, with a particular focus on stress. You will consider some risk and causal factors for some depression and anxiety disorders, and learn about the biology and psychology behind them....Understanding depression and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?
Nature & Environment

‘Land grab’: an environmental issue?

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand why land acquisition can be considered an environmental issue and the particular environmental challenges that it presents recognise the need for an interdisciplinary approach to interpret and explain environmental issues discuss the relationship between economic uncertainty and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Life in the Palaeozoic
Nature & Environment

Life in the Palaeozoic

...learn about the Devonian Period, when vertebrates first moved onto land. The course finishes with a brief outline of vertebrate evolution. This OpenLearn course provides a sample of level 1 study in Environment & Development...Life in the Palaeozoic: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: describe some key events in the evolution of life...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Social science and participation
Society, Politics & Law

Social science and participation

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: identify the ways in which social scientific descriptions and understandings are related to the enactment of social worlds understand the enactment of social science in terms of informing public debates and shaping the social worlds it investigates identify the ways in which social science investigates...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Who are Europeans?
Society, Politics & Law

Who are Europeans?

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: recognise that ‘European identity’ is a socially constructed attribute appreciate the basis for the unities as well as the divisions among Europeans understand the ways European identities are assessed and measured appreciate the key role of ‘culture’ in the organisation of a common European...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs