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OpenLearn dates back to 1999, when Open2.net, an Open University-BBC collaboration, gave a first home to free learning resources that the public could interact with without the need to sign up to study a university course. [8] [9] The Open University launched the OpenLearn brand with the LearningSpace website in October 2006 to provide free ...
A 2018 Charles University study presents that Wikipedia is the most used OER for students of environmental studies (used by 95% of students) and argues educational institutions should focus their attention on it (e.g. by hosting and supporting a Wikipedian in residence).
The Open University (OU) is a public research university and the largest university in the United Kingdom by number of students. [7] [8] [9] The majority of the OU's undergraduate students are based in the United Kingdom and principally study off-campus; many of its courses (both undergraduate and postgraduate) can also be studied anywhere in the world. [10]
In the United Arab Emirates, a discussion, led by Dr. Linzi J. Kemp, American University of Sharjah, [51] has begun about sharing teaching and learning materials (‘open course ware’) through a community of educators and practitioners in the GCC. There is growing availability of high quality and free open access materials shared between ...
Notes National Open University of Nigeria: Public: Abuja: Nigeria: Yes Miva Open University: Private: Abuja: Nigeria: Yes Open University of Mauritius: Public: Réduit, Moka District: Mauritius: Yes Undergraduate Diploma/Degree, Master's Diploma/Degree, Doctorate Diploma/Degree [1] Laweh University College [2] Private: Accra: Ghana: Yes Open ...
The Open University in Belfast. An open university is a university with an open-door academic policy, with minimal or no entry requirements. [1] Open universities may employ specific teaching methods, such as open supported learning or distance education. However, not all open universities focus on distance education, nor do distance-education ...
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Initial conceptualisations of open education were characterised by independent study, where learners are independent of time and space through asynchronous learning, but also independent in developing their own learning strategies and practices, focused on personalised learning and learner autonomy and agency.