The Open University offer a range of different undergraduate degrees, foundation degrees, diplomas and certificates that you can do from home. And their Open Learn scheme offers a wide variety of free courses which can help you prepare for higher education or a career - many of these courses are available on-line.
OpenLearn
is a great place to get an idea of what to expect from university study. With over 800 free courses on a range of subjects, we hope you'll find something that interests you.
Courses are either adapted extracts from Open University courses - the same as the ones studied by our students - or complete open courses exclusive to OpenLearn.If you're interested in taking an Open University course, but not sure it's for you, you can get a feel for what's on offer before signing up.
OpenLearn is a Sister organisation to Open University aims to break the barriers to education by reaching millions of learners around the world, providing free educational resources and inviting all to sample courses that their registered students take – for free!
Most free courses are available now, whenever now is - you can start right away, or whenever suits you.You can work through at your own pace - if you want to do a burst of ten hours in one sitting - be our guest. Want to spread studying over a longer period? That's your choice. Just use the 'enrol' button, and we'll remember how far you've got through for you.