Open University
www.open.ac.uk
UK's largest university for part-time higher education, offering
supported open learning materials for undergraduate and postgraduate
qualifications in many subjects.
OU Database of UK Distance Learning Courses
www-icdl.open.ac.uk/courses
One of the OU's information services is an extensive database of
UK courses and programmes taught by distance learning. The database
contains over 5,000 learning opportunities from more than 300 providers
covering the whole spectrum from secondary to postgraduate, sewing
to dentistry.
The National Extension College
www.nec.ac.uk
The National Extension College (NEC) was set up over 40 years ago
as a charity to help people of all ages fit learning into their
lives.
Open College of Arts
www.oca-uk.com
The Open College of Arts is a vibrant community of artists, writers
and designers, offering home-study courses to students worldwide.
The OCA is an open-access college and no formal qualifications are
required, there are no age limits and you can enrol at any time
of the year.
ICS
www.icslearn.co.uk
The ICS courses allow people from all backgrounds to study from
home and in their own time to gain valuable qualifications, which
are essential when seeking employment or promotion in the workplace.
Learndirect
www.learndirect.co.uk
Learndirect has been developed by Ufi (University for industry)
with a remit from government to provide high quality post-16 learning.
www.learningthroughwork.org
Learning through Work website from learndirect offers people an
opportunity to individually tailor a route to a recognised university-level
qualification, using projects they complete as part of their current
role, so both the individual and their organisation benefit.
Open and Distance Learning Quality Council
www.odlqc.org.uk
ODL QC is the UK guardian of quality in open and distance learning.
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