"We have around 150,000 undergraduate and more than 30,000 postgraduate students. 10,000 of our students have disabilities." "More than 25,000 OU students live outside the UK." (The Open University, 2009,online)
It was the top rated university in 2006 according to National Student Survey
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/5277938.stm
"The OU uses a variety of methods for distance learning, including written and audio materials, the Internet, disc-based software and television programmes on DVD." and "A number of short courses worth ten points are now available that do not have an assigned tutor but offer an online conferencing service (Internet Forum) where help and advice is offered through conferencing Moderators." (ANON,2009,online)
Will there be a need for a physical presence in the classroom? "Scientists have developed technology to teleport holographs of teachers into the classroom." (BBC News, 1999 Online)
With the increasing violence in the classroom
"Pupils in state schools and colleges are becoming more unruly with one in 10 teachers saying they have been attacked and injured by violent pupils," warned the The Association of Teachers and Lecturers (The Guardian 2008 online)
We already have places like The Canadian Virtual University http://www.cvu-uvc.ca/ and Syrian Virtual University http://www.svuonline.org/sy/eng/
Is this the future?
ANON,(2009) Open University-Wikipedia [Online].Available:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_University
BBC News (1999) BBC News Education-'Virtual' Teachers could enter classroom 29 Dec 1999. [Online]. Available:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/582475.stm
The Guardian (2008) The Guardian-Violence on the increase,teachers warn 17 March 2008 [Online].Available:http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/mar/17/schools.uk
The Open University (2009) The Open University-About the OU [Online].Available: http://www.open.ac.uk/about/ou/
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