open universities
Flexible degree institutions
Open universities are institutions of higher education designed to be accessible to students regardless of prior qualifications, age, or location.
They typically use distance learning—correspondence courses, broadcast media, and now online platforms—allowing students to study part-time while working.
The term is sometimes capitalized when referring to specific institutions like Britain's Open University, founded in 1969.
She earned her degree through the open university while raising three children.
- distance learningEducation conducted remotely
- adult learnersOlder people pursuing education
- flexible schedulesAdjustable work timing arrangements
- lifelong learningOngoing self-improvement through study
- e-learning platformsDigital education delivery systems
study from home · asynchronous learning · blended learning · online courses · adult education centers · democratization · self-directed learning · mature students · second chance · adult education · international students · disability accommodations · credit transfer · digital libraries · virtual labs · certifications · modules · diplomas
- schoolsprimary school, school, college, academy, high school
- universitiesuniversities, Harvard, Yale, Oxford, Cambridge
open universitieselite universities
Highly selective higher education
elite institutions · Oxbridge · prestigious institutions · finishing schools
open universitiesresidential colleges
Student housing with community structure