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Different types of business
Money & Business

Different types of business

...free course introduces different types of business, depending on industry sector, size and type of ownership and discusses some of the ways in which businesses differ from each other...A small grocery store run by one person and perhaps their family must pose quite different challenges from a multinational corporation with operations in many different countries. This free...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Understanding water quality
Nature & Environment

Understanding water quality

...free course, Understanding water quality, helps explain the options....Understanding water quality: Introduction - Please note, this course was written in 2003/2004 therefore some of the information is now outdated. In this free course, Understanding water quality, you will look at the main properties of natural water and how these may be altered by pollutants of ......
Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Introducing social care and social work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introducing social care and social work

...free course, Introducing social care and social work, will introduce you to different social care and social work practitioner roles. It will develop your understanding of the context in which social care and social work takes place in the UK. The course is designed for people who are interested in and curious about social care or social work practice, or who might be...
IT in everyday life
Science, Maths & Technology

IT in everyday life

We now live in a global village where distance is no longer a barrier to commercial or social contact. This free course, IT in everyday life, will enable you to gain an understanding of the information and communication technologies that drive our networked world and how they now permeate our everyday lives...We now live in a global village where distance is no longer...
Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing
Health, Sports & Psychology

So, you want to be a nurse? A brief introduction to nursing

...free course provides an overview of what nursing entails. Focusing on nursing in the UK specifically, but also looking at its place globally, you will learn about the four fields of nursing in the UK, what nurse training involves, as well as what makes a great nurse. This course offers a brief introduction to the nursing profession and can help you decide if nursing is...
Cyflwyniad i efelychu digidol ym maes gofal iechyd
Health, Sports & Psychology

Cyflwyniad i efelychu digidol ym maes gofal iechyd

...yn falch iawn o wneud y trefniadau angenrheidiol ar y cyfle cyntaf posibl. Peidiwch â cholli’r cyfle Os yw darllen y testun hwn wedi’ch ysbrydoli i ddysgu mwy, efallai y bydd gennych ddiddordeb mewn ymuno â'r miliynau o bobl sy'n darganfod ein hadnoddau a'n cymwysterau dysgu am ddim trwy ymweld â'r Brifysgol Agored – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....
The American Civil Rights Movement
History & The Arts

The American Civil Rights Movement

...free course, The American Civil Rights Movement, you will learn about the mass movement for racial equality in the United States that reached its zenith during the 1950s and 1960s. During this turbulent period in United States history, black Americans sought to overturn deeply entrenched systems of racial segregation and discrimination. This course discusses the key...
English in the world today
Languages

English in the world today

...free course, English in the world today, explores the status of the language and its worldwide diversity. It looks at how social and political factors influence people's attitudes towards it, and at the relationship between one's linguistic heritage and sense of identity...How did English become the global force it is today? This free course, English in the world ......
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs