Open University degrees

[qwerty123]

I am thinking about signing up for an Open University degree in French with Spanish.  Does anyone have any experience with the OU, how it works, the hours involved, prices etc?
Also, is a degree from the OU, particularly one in languages worth as much/respected in the same way as those from say Queen's, UU etc?
Basically, is it worth it?!

[armaghniac]

Also, is a degree from the OU, particularly one in languages worth as much/respected in the same way as those from say Queen's, UU etc?
Basically, is it worth it?!

I would have thought an OU degree more respected than UU, not sure about QUB.

[rosnarun]

i reckon any employer will respect it and you a lot more than  a degree undertaken by by an 18 year old out of school who just followed the herd to college

[Walter Cronc]

Also, is a degree from the OU, particularly one in languages worth as much/respected in the same way as those from say Queen's, UU etc?
Basically, is it worth it?!

I would have thought an OU degree more respected than UU, not sure about QUB.

What degree do you have??

[No Soloing]

I am thinking about signing up for an Open University degree in French with Spanish.  Does anyone have any experience with the OU, how it works, the hours involved, prices etc?
Also, is a degree from the OU, particularly one in languages worth as much/respected in the same way as those from say Queen's, UU etc?
Basically, is it worth it?!

I am halfway through my final assignment, in my final module for a Masters with the OU.

I have found it all very straightforward - both the distance learning and content (it has led me to believe things has been dumbing down since I went to uni a good few years ago - it was much more difficult then, but that could have been because I was drunk most of the time)

Pros:
It is good if you have work or family to fit it in around
I like the way you can work at your own pace - you can work ahead if you are going on holiday or something
If you have a question you can fire an email to a tutor. Beats sitting in a tutorial room.
Prospective employers should respect it as it shows you can be trusted to work on your own and reach goals without supervision
Its a relatively cheap way of getting a degree. I dont know about undergrad but postgrad is about £750 per module - 6 modules for a Masters

Cons:
I havent found too much to complain about but I know some people do not like the online modules - they would rather have textbooks. Some people complained that after spending hundreds of pounds they had to print off reams to material so questioned were the value was. Personally, I just saved stuff to pdfs and printed off the odd article that was important.
I get the feeling that it is the ones who arent really tech savvy that mainly have these complaints. Not all modules I did were online. Some were completely online, some were just text books, some were mixed. I would have preferred consistency in the style of teaching, but didnt have any real problem with the different formats
The quality of tutors seems to be inconsistent. There were complaints each time from people who hadnt got assignments back for ages or who had emailed their tutor but got no response. I didnt have any bad tutor experience though. There seemed to be inconsistencies at time between tutors as to what was expected of us
It is not fully flexible - there is a weekly structure but you can work ahead or catch up if you miss a week. There are set deadlines for assignments though so you have to follow their format somewhat

Finally, I dont know how relevant all this is to studying languages. Mine is in criminology and forensic psychology, so is obviously a totally different field