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History of reading tutorial 2: The reading and reception of literary texts – a case study of Robinson Crusoe
History & The Arts

History of reading tutorial 2: The reading and reception of literary texts – a case study of Robinson Crusoe

...course, History of reading tutorial 2: The reading and reception of literary texts a case study of Robinson Crusoe, is the second tutorial in a series designed to help users of the UK Reading Experience Database (UK RED) search, browse and use this resource, and explores the use of historical evidence to understand the reading and reception of a literary text, in this...
An introduction to exoplanets Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to exoplanets

...course will give you the opportunity to earn an Open University digital badge. Badges are not accredited by The Open University but they're a great way to demonstrate your interest in the subject and commitment to your career, and to provide evidence of continuing professional development. Once you are signed in, you can manage your digital badges ......
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
History of reading tutorial 3: Famous writers and their reading - Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee
History & The Arts

History of reading tutorial 3: Famous writers and their reading - Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Vernon Lee

...Museum Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce material in this course:...
Exploring the English language
History & The Arts

Exploring the English language

...course of the last 500 years? What are the social and political contexts that have affected how these changes have come about? This free course, Exploring the English language, will consider the development of the English language from the 15th to the 19th century...How has the English language changed over the course of the last 500 years? What are the social and...
Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
An introduction to energy resources
Nature & Environment

An introduction to energy resources

...open the course glossary. Open glossary now...Energy resources: An introduction to energy resources: Acknowledgements - Course image: Adrian S Jones in Flickr made available under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Licence. Grateful acknowledgement is made to the following sources for permission to reproduce material in this course: The content...
Beginners’ German: food and drink
Languages

Beginners’ German: food and drink

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course L193 Rundblick: beginners' German...Beginners' German: Food and drink: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: speak about personal preferences with regard to food and drink order and pay for food and drink in a restaurant use the verbs essen and trinken demonstrate an awareness of...
Pain and Aspirin
Science, Maths & Technology

Pain and Aspirin

...course are derived from content originated at the Open University. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses This free course is adapted from a former ......
Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role
Health, Sports & Psychology

Physical activity for health and wellbeing in the caring role

...badge. Badged courses are available on The Open University’s OpenLearn website and do not cost anything to study. They differ from Open University courses because you do not receive support from a tutor, but you do get useful feedback from the interactive quizzes. You can share your achievement with friends, family and employers, and on social media......