OU Digital Photography course

I am considering taking a course with the Open University (UK based) called

Digital Photography T189, and mostly I was wondering what other peoples

experience of this kind of study has been? Has anybody taken this particular

course, or one similar to it? It will cost me ?155, which at the moment is a

lot of money. Will this course be worth my while? I am a beginner photographer,

but I have the required equipment already and I am keen to get some practical

experience.

Also it comes with photoshop elements, which I value at about ?60.

http://www3.open.ac.uk/courses/bin/p12.dll?C01eT189

Thanks for reading.

Charley