The Open University: A History

by Daniel Weinbren

This historical perspective on The Open University, founded in 1969, frames its ethos (to be open to people, places, methods and ideas) within the traditions of correspondence courses, commercial television, adult education, the post-war social democratic settlement and the Cold War. A critical assessment of its engagement with teaching, assessment and support for adult learners offers an understanding as to how it came to dominate the market for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719096278
• ISBN13: 9780719096273
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.1"