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Exploring communications technology
Digital & Computing

Exploring communications technology

...free course, Exploring communications technology, looks at some of the principles underpinning communications technology. It looks at the properties of signals and media (such as optical fibre and radio waves), error control, data compression, and the principles of 4G mobile communications, wi-fi and DSL broadband...This free course, Exploring communications technology,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Open Education Week
Education & Development

Open Education Week

...free courses, interactives, videos and more... and we also have links to resources and a researcher pack from The Open University's own OER Hub. Transcript The OER Hub The Open Education Research Hub (OER Hub) at The Open University are leaders in researching the impact of open educational resources (OER) on teaching and learning practices. The OER Hub team has extensive...
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Article 5 mins
I-SPY: Internet infidelity and its impact on couple relationships
Health, Sports & Psychology

I-SPY: Internet infidelity and its impact on couple relationships

...Monday 28th November 2016 at 7pm on The Open University Facebook page, use the hashtag #ISPY to join in the conversation. Shortly after the episodes will be shown on OpenLearn with extra academic content surrounding the episodes. Find out more about infidelity research Try a FREE course on some of the themes related to infidelity Take it further with The Open University...
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Video 10 mins
Star Wars: Myth and fairy tale
History & The Arts

Star Wars: Myth and fairy tale

...Obi-Wan Kenobi, who answers him, is my favourite character: a fairy godfather if ever I saw one. ‘These are not the droids you’re looking for’, he says, altering reality in a later scene. The experience of redemptive love, to which his counsel eventually leads Luke, is a yet more impressive aspect of his gift. Try your hand at writing with these free courses...
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Article 10 mins
Introduction to mental health science
Health, Sports & Psychology

Introduction to mental health science

...free, advanced level courses serve as an introduction to Masters level study in neurosciences and mental health...This suite of three courses focuses first on anxiety (Exploring anxiety), then depression (Exploring depression), and finally explores the relationship between these conditions (Exploring the relationship between anxiety and depression). They will help you to...
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Article 5 mins
Succeed with maths: part 1 Badge icon
Science, Maths & Technology

Succeed with maths: part 1

...free course is for you. It will guide you through how numbers are put together, give you confidence with using percentages, fractions and negative numbers and provide you with problem solving skills for your everyday life and the wider world...Does maths feel like a bit of a mystery to you? Are you looking to improve your confidence in using maths in a variety of everyday...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Seeing institutions in different ways
Society, Politics & Law

Seeing institutions in different ways

...free course, Seeing institutions in different ways, will present institutions in three key ways: as rules and norms, as meanings and values and as big players. The rules govern social life and the norms establish how people should behave, while institutional development is about changing the rules. Meanings help people make sense of their lives and values indicate what is...
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Level 3: Advanced 12 hrs
Living without oil
Science, Maths & Technology

Living without oil

...free 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....
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs