How accepted/valid are OU degrees?

I'd like to know whether a degree from the OU is looked down on as it has no formal entry requirements. I achieved high grades in English at GCSE and a levels and would prefer studying via the Open University with a job . My ambition is to become a teacher but I've been told the OU is for people who don't have proper qualifications. Are you able to answer any of these questions for me. Thanks

Reply 1

artful_lounger

Universities Forum Helper

As accepted as any other degree. I gather teaching is actually an area OU grads go into quite often

Open University

Milton Keynes

Reply 2

gjd800

Employers love the OU because it demonstrates so much more about a person than their academic ability: it shows real dedication and grit given that most OU students complete their studies whilst working, caring, raising kids and so on.

It's by no means mickey mouse or less than a degree from a brick university.