The Chancellor of the Open University makes clear the important role of the Open University is expanding. As traditional universities get more expensive to attend full time, the Open University is still expanding with people wanting to study whilst continuing to work. It also appears that the OU comes top in student surveys and must now be seen to challenge many of the lower quality institutions. The Chancellor talked about two new OU projects.
The Chancellor of the Open University makes clear the important role of the Open University is expanding. As traditional universities get more expensive to attend full time, the Open University is still expanding with people wanting to study whilst continuing to work. It also appears that the OU comes top in student surveys and must now be seen to challenge many of the lower quality institutions. The Chancellor talked about two new OU projects.
As reported in the Independent the Chancellor said We are not only much the largest university in terms of numbers, but the only one with a truly national presence. We invest far more in curriculum, learning software and learner support than any other single institution. We are not only much the largest university in terms of numbers, but the only one with a truly national presence. We invest far more in curriculum, learning software and learner support than any other single institution.
In a pathbreaking experiment HEFCE, the Higher Education Funding Council for England, has just funded two projects designed to explore the national role of The Open University. It has awarded over £2m to support two sets of consortia exploiting OU curricula in the sciences, modern languages and key shortage subjects. And it is sharing in the funding of a joint post between HEFCE and the OU to develop ways in which the OU can provide infrastructural services to the sector as a whole.
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