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4.02.11.880 Student reviews
Sort:Latest reviewsBeing remote you sometimes cannot get the issue across to student support and have to spell it out for them to understand the issue.
Despite being distant learning, the students association works hard to build a community feeling.
25-34 years
First gen student
It’s good for people with neurodiversity as your able to study at your own place and learn in your own comfortable environment. It’s also really good for volunteering opportunities and meeting new students
Excellent for studying at home. They really try to make it like a bricks and mortar experience
I can study at home in my own time and around my work schedule I would like more classes
Studying at Open University has been great. Being able to complete courses online at my own pace with full support from my tutor has been amazing. I'm able to fit studying in between my full time job and other carer responsibilities. Anytime I have a problem, student support has been right there to help me, including helping me set up disability accommodations.
As it is a distance learning, I can do it from home in my own time, and the fees are lower as well, reducing my overall cost.
Love the flexibility of studying at my own pace, yet studying respected and academically rigorous modules. The module materials are very up to date and wide ranging. The academic and pastoral support is excellent. The only thing I’d improve is the online tutorial software which is a bit clunky at times.
Being able to study remotely (with the option for day school events) had been invaluable. I’m undergoing an assessment for adhd and have found studying very challenging in the past. I work full time and own my home so I wouldn’t have been able to study at a brick uni. I love the flexibility! I feel so supported and my tutors have all been brilliant. I am so grateful that this opportunity exists for people like me!
All staff are very friendly and supportive. Nothing is too big or too difficult for them to deal with
Being able to study and improve myself in a way that I can manage is amazing. Everyone I have come into contact with has been very helpful. Although it is distance learning it is still extremely social and there is no pressure to participate in anything you don't want to. In terms of learning having everything accessible for solo learning but also having those extra resources like tutorials, forums and screencasts also available makes for a varied learning experience suitable for different learning types.
Being able to study flexibly from home enables me to work, volunteer and fit my study in around my life. Tutors and the Student Support Teams are always very helpful. Tutorials are engaging and helpful and most are recorded meaning if I miss one due to work it is easy to catch up.
Studying at the Open University was one of the best decisions I've made. I'm not even done with my initial modules, but I feel as if I'm ready to take on anything! The study material is well structured and tutors are prompt with their support. I don't have any criticism at the moment.
The teaching and learning and flexibility. Getting answers to questions as studying at a distance
65+ years
Absolutely great to be able to study at your own pace and in your own home, with ll the support you could want from both staff, tutors and other students, without having to leave your home. Hope that they continue to have exams at home as it can be very tiresome to have to travel quite far to exam centres for exams especially if you are older or have family problems
The open university is very accessible online although the campus is very far from my home so I still have yet to visit in person. The online facilities are easy to use and navigate and the student support team are really helpful
The resources and tutors are fantastic, and the flexibility is very helpful.
Expensive for the minuscule return. Thousands of pounds for each module to receive access to a website, possibly some books and a handful of very slow lectures (mostly just repeats). Worst of all is the complete lack of support. Their technique is to have a new person respond each time and pass you around the houses until you get too frustrated to continue. I'll be stopping further study once I've completed my ongoing modules. If I could get my money back I'd definitely stop now.
18-24 years
Great for distance learning, it’s allowed me to continue my passions outside of academy, and work alongside.
3.5
Everything is great
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