The Open University Reviews 1,215

As promised received booked call on 7th April 20026. Spoke to John from student support department as was struggling with studies as well as juggling work and carer for son and health issues. Like to thank John absolutely fantastic. Discussing my physical and mental well being and further discussions on studies and advising me various options for my final year degree. Feel so relieved and glad I reached out for help best support ever

I am now able to plan and prepare for studies for October 2026. John will be calling me again but a big thank you John really appreciate all the help. Precise and clear and very understanding excellent

Irene

I was very pleased with OU and RPS Digital course, I have been a Photography for many years. Have lots of experience in Analogue photography, and had outdated Digital camera which i used to use on holidays. However after completing the 10 week course to upgrade my Digital camera and Lens. due to releasing its limitation. I am much more confident since taking the course in the technical and understanding of Digital Photography. I did really like the assignments every week it made you go and take photographs using everything you had learnt that week.

I completed a Bachelor's degree at the OU in online part-time study and received excellent support concerning health related adjustments I needed.
I can unreservedly and fully recommend the OU as an excellent place to study for a full-time worker with a busy work life schedule!
Thank you!

Well organised, structured, easy to follow, great tutors and cohort

Open uni are fine, the open college of arts are really bad. Shockingly bad.

I have just finished a 2 year MA in Art History with the OU, and attended Graduation last weekend. I can honestly say that it was a brilliant experience from start to finish. Having always loved art, I had the opportunity to take a break for studying, and chose a Masters degree in a subject which I enjoyed but had never studied. Year one was incredibly tough, but the course notes, tutorial support, and essay feedback are brilliant. I found year two a little easier, simply because I knew better what was expected, and had learned how to construct essays and carry out research better. It was a wonderful experience, and I feel very happy to be part of the OU community. It is a great institution.

Well laid out course material. Good weekly pace and well explained

Good learning materials and a brilliant, kind, supportive and accessible tutor.

I completed an access course in 2025 and thoroughly enjoyed it.
I passed, I am now looking forward to studying for my dream degree in October on a part time (over 6 years)
basis, dreams really do come true.
Im disabled so the open University is ideal as i can study from home.

From the start, I have been treated with respect. Whilst my degree journey is as a very late starter, my experience of the OU has been invariably positive. The materials,both online and printed, are clear and informative. As I move on to the next stage of my studies, I'm happy that the support available from Student Home will help me realise my goals.

Hi, what I like about the OU is that there is guidance all the way through the studies, either through student support or through a tutor, who are always willing to help with any problem that manifests. Students are able to ask for help if they lack understanding of an assignment, and the feedback is not only constructive, it is always very positive. Thank you OU!!

Been with the Open University for two years. The first year was excellent, and I was very well supported. This academic year, however, is a different story. As a disabled student needing additional support, I was not provided with it at the start of my course, which caused delays in successfully starting the course module.
The tutor for my course was generally crass, abrupt, and unsupportive from the start. The most embarrassing and disrespectful thing the tutor did was to embarrass me in a recorded session. The tutor also forgot to attend her own tutor group session!
Some learning materials are not easy to comprehend and my response from my tutor was to look up videos on Youtube than to offer support herself or other areas of the Open University website

Fantastic ! Really loved studying here and my tutor Helen was the best, very helpful and kind

After paying so much for a course from the Open University I would have expected some actual interaction from the course staff. I would say tutor, but there wasn’t one. The only feedback you get for the whole course is IF your fellow students choose to provide it. Most of the help and advice given also comes
From your fellow students.

I have also done courses provided by Cornwall Adult Education and they were cheaper, had a tutor to help guide and advise when needed.

If this course is an example of University education then I will not be back.

I had an excellent experience with The Open University, they made every effort, at their own expense, to accommodate my mobility and mental health issues. They provide a quality service that can't be beaten. I would recommend OU to anyone who would like to study. (It was longer ago than 2025 but the calender would only go back that far).

Extemly helpfull. Great bunvh of people.

Tutors are unhelpful and don't care at all. Poor and contradictory feedback and no attempts to explain anything more clearly when asked. Waste of time and money.

I have gained most of my qualifications through the Open University. It has been great for me because I can do the work where and when I want. I am not constrained to a specific time or place. The downside is that there is a lack of human contact. Online only interaction is not ideal. I found this difficult in the first year of my MA in Creative Writing, where it is important to bounce ideas off other people.