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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 ...
It is the UK's Open University's contribution to the open educational resources (OER) project and the home of free, open learning from The Open University. [5] The original project was part-funded by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. [6] OpenLearn is a member of the OpenCourseWare Consortium (OCWC). [7]
Flexilearn is an open course portal. It was initiated by Indira Gandhi National Open University, and apart from providing free course materials, allows students to appear for the requisite exam conducted by the university and receive certification.
The International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) [1] is a membership-led global organization in the field of online, open, flexible and technology enhanced education. It consists of more than 200 higher education institutions and organizations in some 84 countries.
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]
This is a list of schools worldwide that identify as open universities, either as part of their titles or as an explicit tenet of their educational philosophy and methods.
In 1946, UNISA was given a new role as a distance education university, and today it offers certificate, diploma and degree courses [7] up to doctoral level. In January 2004, UNISA merged with Technikon Southern Africa (Technikon SA, a polytechnic ) and incorporated the distance education component of Vista University (VUDEC).
The New University Merger Discussion Group initiated the formation of the UniSA Students Association (USASA) in 1994. The intervening years were managed by the Confederated Student Union, the South Australian Institute of Technology Union, and the Council of South Australian College Student Organizations. [citation needed]