Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Dive into the world of free learning and digital badges with Simon Ashby, head of The Open University's own free learning platform (and the team behind this very channel) OpenLearn. https://www.open.edu/openlearn/
We discuss:
- Why free learning is so valuable to individuals and businesses in the current climate
- What a digital badge is and what it can do for you
- Where free courses come from
- What can you expect to find on OpenLearn
- Free learning as part of home education, and as a support to secondary and further education
Transcript media-podcast.open.ac.uk/feeds/3998_youtubeuploadsfriday/20260415T120157_Simon_Ashby-OpenLearn.pdf
You can enrol on Simon's favourite free course Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/health-sports-psychology/introducing-the-psychology-our-relationships-fictional-villains/content-section-overview?active-tab=description-tab
Study BA/BSc (Honours) Open degree at The Open University open.ac.uk/courses/combined-studies/degrees/open-degree-qd
If you are contemplating using this Open University content, please visit the Copyright and Intellectual Property section of OpenLearn’s frequently asked questions https://www.open.edu/openlearn/about-openlearn/frequently-asked-questions-on-openlearn
The Open University is the world’s leading provider of flexible, high quality online degrees and distance learning, serving students across the globe with highly respected degree qualifications, and the triple accredited MBA. The OU teaches through its own unique method of distance learning, called ‘supported open learning’ and you do not need any formal qualifications to study with us, just commitment and a desire to find out what you are capable of.
Free learning from The Open University http://www.open.edu/openlearn/
For more like this subscribe to the Open University channel youtube.com/channel/UCXsH4hSV_kEdAOsupMMm4Qw
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/ouopenlearn
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/OUFreeLearning
Dive into the world of free learning and digital badges with Simon Ashby, head of The Open University's own free learning platform (and the team behind this very channel) OpenLearn. https://www.open.edu/openlearn/
We discuss:
- Why free learning is so valuable to individuals and businesses in the current climate
- What a digital badge is and what it can do for you
- Where free courses come from
- What can you expect to find on OpenLearn
- Free learning as part of home education, and as a support to secondary and further education
Transcript media-podcast.open.ac.uk/feeds/3998_youtubeuploadsfriday/20260415T120157_Simon_Ashby-OpenLearn.pdf
You can enrol on Simon's favourite free course Introducing the psychology of our relationships with fictional villains
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/health-sports-psychology/introducing-the-psychology-our-relationships-fictional-villains/content-section-overview?active-tab=description-tab
Study BA/BSc (Honours) Open degree at The Open University open.ac.uk/courses/combined-studies/degrees/open-degree-qd
If you are contemplating using this Open University content, please visit the Copyright and Intellectual Property section of OpenLearn’s frequently asked questions https://www.open.edu/openlearn/about-openlearn/frequently-asked-questions-on-openlearn
The Open University is the world’s leading provider of flexible, high quality online degrees and distance learning, serving students across the globe with highly respected degree qualifications, and the triple accredited MBA. The OU teaches through its own unique method of distance learning, called ‘supported open learning’ and you do not need any formal qualifications to study with us, just commitment and a desire to find out what you are capable of.
Free learning from The Open University http://www.open.edu/openlearn/
For more like this subscribe to the Open University channel youtube.com/channel/UCXsH4hSV_kEdAOsupMMm4Qw
Like us on Facebook: facebook.com/ouopenlearn
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/OUFreeLearning
