2015 Open Research Award Winner

Open Research Online (ORO)

The Open University (UK) (Milton Keynes, United Kingdom)

Open Research Online (ORO) shares the Open University’s high-quality, peer-reviewed publications. It features over 29,000 research outputs across a broad range of OU research from science to arts.


Nearly three quarters of Open University research was assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent in the UK Research Excellence Framework 2014. Where copyright permissions allow, a full copy of each research publication is directly available from ORO.


ORO disseminates the outcomes from our research, helping to facilitate its impact, influence on policy and practice and ability to change lives for the better.

About Open Research Award

A research study or initiative about open education and/or related areas. A study or initiative that helps advance our understanding and demonstrate effectiveness related to challenges of the Open Education movement.