# The Open University **Domain:** Distance Education / Lifelong Learning / Public Knowledge **Doc Type:** Institution Node **Maturity:** Developing **Related:** [[edX]], open education, [[Cognitive Exteriorization]], [[Recommended Institutions and Signals]] --- ## Definition **The Open University** is a United Kingdom distance-learning university built around widening access to higher education. ## Corpus Context It is a durable example of knowledge decoupled from elite physical presence. Media, correspondence and networked instruction become a receiving substrate for intellectual continuity across place, age and circumstance. ## Directory Context This institution is indexed in [[Recommended Institutions and Signals]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [The Open University](https://www.open.ac.uk/)