Open University
Milton Keynes
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What is open university?
Is it just doing a degree from home?
Do you have a tutor online who sends you work to do and guides you through the work?
I am doing my a-levels from home and this is how they work.
Thankyou.
Do you have a tutor online who sends you work to do and guides you through the work?
I am doing my a-levels from home and this is how they work.
Thankyou.
In a nutshell, yes. You get all the course materials delivered every now and then, assignments are either included in a booklet or you get them off the website. Most of the study you do by yourself, the deadlines are only for the work that has to be handed in, the rest you need to structure yourself. The tutor you can email or phone about pretty much anything related to the course.
Open University
Milton Keynes
SunburnedCactus
In a nutshell, yes. You get all the course materials delivered every now and then, assignments are either included in a booklet or you get them off the website. Most of the study you do by yourself, the deadlines are only for the work that has to be handed in, the rest you need to structure yourself. The tutor you can email or phone about pretty much anything related to the course.
thanks
Good point that. All the science ones have summer schools for lab work afaik.
sounds good.
are you at big disadvantage though?
are you at big disadvantage though?
For the core courses you get tutorials in your local area and can contact your tutor with any queries.
The OU is very good at what it does - providing distance learning higher education.
The main disadvantage with it is that it is slower and that you can only do a smaller number of courses because it is distance learning - i.e. you can't do a lot of vocational courses that would require facilities and practical experience etc.
The best advice to give someone considering the OU is to try out a short - 10 point course and see how you do - look at opening courses - google Open University opening courses. If you are unemployed and on Job-seekers allowance you should be able to do such a course for free.
The OU is very good at what it does - providing distance learning higher education.
The main disadvantage with it is that it is slower and that you can only do a smaller number of courses because it is distance learning - i.e. you can't do a lot of vocational courses that would require facilities and practical experience etc.
The best advice to give someone considering the OU is to try out a short - 10 point course and see how you do - look at opening courses - google Open University opening courses. If you are unemployed and on Job-seekers allowance you should be able to do such a course for free.
You don't need to be unemployed or on benefits, full financial support is available for earning up to £16k this year.
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