① open university是指什么样的大学
一般如果不大写，泛指在线大学、远程教育大学。
不过真有一所英国大学的名字叫Open University，官方叫公开大学，或译英国公开大学或英国开放大学）是英国的遥距教育大学，1969年建立。中央办公厅是在英国东南部Buckinghamshire, Milton Keynes 的 Walton Hall，另外在英国其他地方设立了有13座办公室。大部分的学生是住在英国的，但也有来自欧洲，非洲和远东的学生。
英文介绍：
The Open University (commonly Open University or OU, but officially the is part of its name) is the UK's distance learning government-supported university notable for having an open entry policy, i.e. students' previous academic achievements are not taken into account for entry to most undergraate courses. It was established in 1969 and the first students enrolled in January 1971. The majority of students are based in the UK, but its courses can be studied anywhere in the world. The administration is based at Walton Hall, Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire, but has regional centres in each of its thirteen regions around the UK. It also has offices in other European countries. The university awards undergraate and postgraate degrees, as well as non-degree qualifications such as diplomas and certificates, or continuing ecation units.
With more than 180,000 students enrolled, including more than 25,000 students studying overseas, it is the largest academic institution in the UK by student number, and qualifies as one of the world's largest universities. Since it was founded, more than 3 million students have studied its courses. It was rated top University in England and Wales for student satisfaction in the 2005 and 2006 UK government national student satisfaction survey, and second in the 2007 survey.