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A trip to Brighton
History & The Arts

A trip to Brighton

...free course sample: The design and construction of Brighton Pavilion The design of the Pavilion was heavily influenced by the poetry and beliefs of the Romantic movement. Explore the other legacies of the Romantics During the First World War, the Pavilion became a hospital for the troops, as Jeremy Paxman learned Find out more about Jeremy Paxman's series on the Great War...
What is OpenLearn Scotland?
Society, Politics & Law

What is OpenLearn Scotland?

...FREE courses, academic insights via articles, interactive videos and audio, and broadcast material as a whole demonstrates The Open University's commitment to delivering a curriculum that is appropriate for the differing requirements of each of the countries within the United Kingdom. These open educational resources have been collected and developed from across The Open...
Professor Sara Haslam on the Brontë sisters’ work
History & The Arts

Professor Sara Haslam on the Brontë sisters’ work

...despite not having money, despite living elsewhere than the south of the country – too! Take part in our Quiz: Which Brontë ​sister wrote it Explore the OU/BBC drama on the Brontë sisters, To Walk Invisible. Read Prof. Sara’s article: Written in blood: Family, sex and violence in Wuthering Heights and Jane Eyre. Practise the Brontës’ art with our free courses...
An introduction to the Social Work Hub
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to the Social Work Hub

...free courses, articles and interactives, has been curated to be a central hub for anyone interested in social work and social care. Whether you are thinking about a career in social work, a social work practitioner wanting to learn more about a specific area of practice, or an aspiring social care leader looking for free continuing professional development resources, you...
How arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences
Society, Politics & Law

How arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences

...free course will enable you to understand how arguments are constructed and used in the Social Sciences. Using extracts from a Radio 4 broadcast, you will look at the different viewpoints that are taken by the participants and analyse how the different arguments are being put together...This free course will enable you to understand how arguments are constructed and used...
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Languages

Describing language

...free course was written by Laura Paterson, with additional material from Liam Roger and Karen Angelosanto. Except for third party materials and otherwise stated (see terms and conditions), this content is made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 Licence. The material acknowledged below is Proprietary and used under licence (not...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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Science, Maths & Technology

Microgravity: living on the International Space Station

...free badged open course, Microgravity: living on the International Space Station, will help you to consider microgravity environments in more detail than before! You will make direct comparisons of some important physical values between the International Space Station (ISS), the Earth and the Moon...Welcome to this free badged open course on Microgravity! This ......
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How to start a course

...courses ] What are the free OpenLearn courses? There are nearly 1,000 courses on OpenLearn, all of which are currently free to study. OpenLearn courses cover a wide range of subjects taught across the OU curriculum. Many are based on Open University course materials while others are written specifically for OpenLearn. All of our ......