Are Open University degrees widely recognised and respected by employers?

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jimbms wrote: »

Just to add to previous comments, unless your degree is in engineering or a science etc most employees now regard the standard university degree as just an add on to 3 years of having a nice drinking and party time and has such has no real worth, now an OU degree as many have said shows real commitment and a desire to progress.

Really?
Degrees are so expensive that most of the student I come across have been working through their teens to put money aside and continue to work throughout their studies, pretty much like OU students. Making such an assumption about standard university students really misses out those that have worked super hard to get where they are.