The Open University is a higher education institution open to adult learners, and its educational philosophy is "everyone can study, anytime and anywhere".
The course content of the Open University covers many subjects, including literature, science, engineering, business, education and so on. The academic system is flexible, and students can learn and master independently according to their own learning progress and personal needs.
There are various learning methods in the Open University. Students can learn through online learning platform, online teaching, autonomous learning, examination evaluation and other ways, and can also participate in face-to-face course discussions, academic seminars and practical courses to improve their learning effect and practical skills.
The characteristics of running an open university are openness, flexibility, diversity and learner-centered. Its openness enables anyone to participate in it, while its flexibility and diversity enable students to study individually according to their own needs and interests, while learner-centered emphasizes making learners the subject and leader of learning.
In a word, the Open University is an open, flexible, pluralistic and learner-oriented higher education institution, which provides a wide range of learning fields and diverse learning methods for adult learners and is a new higher education model that adapts to the development of modern society.