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History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past
History & The Arts

History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past

...course, History of reading: An introduction to reading in the past, consists of a series of essays, drawn from material contained in the Reading Experience Database, that illustrate different aspects of reading in Britain during the period from 1450 to 1945. These essays are designed for you as the reader to dip in and dip out, allowing you to pick which essays best suits...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
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Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy with an online telescope

...course shows you how to navigate the night sky, and introduces the wide variety of objects it contains. You will develop a hands-on understanding of telescopic observations using the Open University’s own robotic telescope facility COAST sited on the island of Tenerife. Supported by your own measurements we illustrate how stars evolve, and study variable stars. For...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Living without oil
Science, Maths & Technology

Living without oil

...course, Living without oil, explains why developing alternatives to oil is an essential and urgent task for humanity...Crude oil is currently our most important global source of energy. It is vital in the manufacture of many modern materials. But the worlds supply of oil is finite, its price is unstable and our reliance on oil has damaging environmental consequences. This...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Employee engagement
Money & Business

Employee engagement

...course explores three key themes: employee engagement, employee involvement and collective aspects of employee relations...Engagement is a key buzzword in 21st century management. Strategic human resource management rests on the belief that people are the key to achieving competitive advantage. Employees need to be seen as assets to be developed, not costs to be...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Studying Darwin
Nature & Environment

Studying Darwin

...course containing teaching materials. It collates links to a variety of courses and other resources about natural selection, its relevance to different environments and animal species, and the theory's influence on future scientists, psychologists and philosophers. It will be of interest to anyone wishing to study Darwin’s theory of evolution and natural selection and...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
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Money & Business

Introducing the voluntary sector

...course, Introducing the voluntary sector, will guide you through some of the distinctive features and values of the voluntary sector, how organisations are funded and involve volunteers and other ‘stakeholders’ in their work. It will also provide you with knowledge and skills you can apply to your own work or volunteering as well as your everyday life...If you feel...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
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...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
An introduction to exoplanets Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to exoplanets

...course, An introduction to exoplanets, introduces our galaxy's population of planets, and some of their many surprises. It explains the methods used by astronomers to study exoplanets, and provides a general introduction to the methods of scientific inquiry. The course culminates in discussion of life elsewhere in our Galaxy...What are the planets outside our Solar System...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs