According to Wikipedia, The Open University is a British public research university and, with over 200,000 people studying, the largest university in the United Kingdom by number of students. The majority of the OU's undergraduate students are based in the United Kingdom and principally study off-campus; many of its courses can also be studied anywhere in the world. There are also a number of full-time postgraduate research students based on the 48-hectare university campus in Milton Keynes, where they use the OU facilities for research, as well as more than 1,000 members of academic and research staff and over 2,500 administrative, operational and support staff.
Open University is known for it's academic work in the following disciplines:
Open University's most influential alumni faculty include professors and professionals in the fields of Education, Criminal Justice, and Sociology. Here are some of Open University's most famous alumni:
