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Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?
Education & Development

Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?

...course, Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?, starts a debate to support the decision-making process around openness and the different preferences we each have...This free course, Networked practitioner: open or closed practice?, starts a debate to support the decision-making process around openness and the different preferences we each ......
Astronomy: images of the Universe
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy: images of the Universe

...course is an adapted extract from the Open University course S284 Astronomy...Modern astronomy utilises a range of techniques across the electromagnetic spectrum that allow astronomers to measure the brightness, size and shape of astronomical objects, as well as their structure in many cases. This free course enables you to explore multiwavelength ......
Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Creating open educational resources
Education & Development

Creating open educational resources

...open educational resources? This free course, Creating open educational resources, will help you to write a learning course and provide you with links to various resources for open-learning materials. You will learn about the different purposes of self-instruction and receive advice about the techniques and strategies to help the learner...Are you interested in ......
An introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER)
Education & Development

An introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER)

...course, An introduction to Open Educational Resources (OER), you will look at some institutional OER initiatives. These will include MIT's open courseware, Carnegie Mellon's Open Learning Initiative and The Open University's OpenLearn. You will get a flavour of how different OER initiatives design and present the content for their audiences. This OpenLearn ......
Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University
Education & Development

Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University

...course, Introducing multidisciplinary study at The Open University, provides an overview of the materials and resources there are to support you if you’re studying or thinking about studying an Open qualification (Degree, and/or Masters) with The Open University. It provides useful background information to the qualifications and helps you navigate the different spaces...
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Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy with an online telescope

...badged course, Astronomy with an online telescope, you will learn about some of these celestial objects and have the opportunity to take spectacular images using the remotely-operated COAST telescope facility in Tenerife. You will find out how telescopes and astronomical imaging equipment works, and learn how to get the most out of your own night-adapted vision. Finally,...
Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Beginners’ Tamil: a taster course
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Beginners’ Tamil: a taster course

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. 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....
Open education
Education & Development

Open education

...openness means in education. This free course, Open education, is an example of a massive open online course (MOOC) and spans seven weeks. Like all the free materials on OpenLearn, this course is open to the wider world but, uniquely, it also forms part of the module for students who are studying the Open University ......
Level 3: Advanced 40 hrs