1 . Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are making waves nowadays, and although it’s too soon to determine their final influence on the universities across the country and the world, they are sparking off a lively debate among educators and students.
The first MOOC arrived on the scene back in 2011 when two Stanford teachers offered their artificial intelligence class online for free. Enrollment topped 160,000, and the unexpected success of the experiment encouraged other schools.
Supporters believe making quality educational instruction available to the public will provide higher quality and lower cost for many, and might easily be the best instructional model for the future. MOOCs can be attended by thousands or even hundreds of thousands of students at a time. In fact, Sebastian Thrun, one of the Stanford teachers who started it all, sees a day in which as few as 10 universities meet the world’s higher education needs.
Where MOOCs may provide quality instruction for many, detractors often see that very fact as its biggest failing. MOOCs don’t offer any individualized training, and some educators feel using it as a for-credit standard in the future will leave some students behind. A common argument is that individualized, face-to-face teaching works best in many cases. The lively exchange of ideas can activate a classroom.
Some find other aspects of MOOCs troubling. In the first MOOCs, plagiarism ( 剽 窃 ) was a problem and completion rates on the whole were low. This may have been because some students were curious about the format rather than focused on the study.
How will MOOCs progress in the future? No one knows for sure, but the modern classroom may turn out to be a combination of the old and the new, with on-campus activities like labs, debates and online activities working with massive online offerings to provide a special learning experience that’s cost-effective and convenient.
1. Which can best replace the underlined part in Paragraph 1?| A．Witnessing falling. | B．Gaining wealth. |
| C．Getting recognition. | D．Causing arguments. |
| A．Students can get unique training. |
| B．The atmosphere can easily activate students. |
| C．It offers an effective way to evaluate students. |
| D．Students can get high-quality education at a low cost. |
| A．By increasing its enrollment rates. |
| B．By encouraging students’ participation. |
| C．By involving more experimental activities. |
| D．By combining on-campus and online activities. |
| A．When is MOOCs Get Noticed? |
| B．How can MOOCs Develop so Fast? |
| C．Is MOOCs the Best Educational Model? |
| D．Do the Advantages Outweigh the Disadvantages? |
2 . In general, when taking an online degree program you might get resources, such as eBooks, interviews, recorded lectures.
The resources offered to you for learning online will depend on the college where you take your online program. Some online learning programs may need you to buy paper textbooks in advance, but most of them are using eBooks now.
For those colleges that have made the change to use 100%, online resources, students can expect to study, using all kinds of advanced technological resources with no need to travel to attend lectures, exams or in-person discussions!
Taking an online learning program, you'll be-an-officially registered student at your college and have the same right to the resources as an on-campus student, like the digital library, learning management system (like Blackboard), student union membership and more! An online degree is similar to taking a degree program on campus, but you have the freedom to arrange your own study schedule.
Your school and your teachers will decide on the resources for each course and will offer learning resources that are best suited to your course of program. What a Biology student needs to learn successfully online will be different from what an At History student needs!
Online learning may be a completely new experience for you. If you're coming from a more traditional learning background, read on to discover how to make the most of the resources you may meet in your online learning journey!
1. The online learning materials are mostly ________.| A．paper textbooks | B．mails | C．eBooks | D．videos |
| A．They don’t use Blackboard | B．They have student union membership |
| C．They use the digital library. | D．They make the schedule of their own learning |
| A．Suggestions on making full use of resources of online learning. |
| B．Suggestions on improving your online learning |
| C．A brief introduction to traditional learning |
| D．A comparison between traditional learning and online learning |
| A．The advantages of online learning | B．The resources of online learning |
| C．The problems of online learning | D．The importance of online learning. |
3 . As the COVID-19 forces students to stay home, online learning has seen a sharp rise among students. Since late January, China has delayed starting the new school semester and encouraged students to study at home over safety concerns.
Besides what has been arranged by your schools as your study routine, what can you gain from online learning?
To successfully learn online, you need to dedicate a significant amount of your time, consistently attend the program, concentrate while studying and fully stick to your learning process, just as you would do for a regular course.
To stay on track with your online course, always keep in mind what you hope to complete by the end of it.
A study plan is important to online learning.
When you feel yourself losing concentration, consider taking a short break or sopping for the night.
Taking online courses can be very convenient for many people.
| A．Make a goal. |
| B．It can also offer you a good experience for self-learning. |
| C．Most importantly, you need to plan ahead with a good calendar system. |
| D．Online course companies also adopted special measures to meet students’ demands. |
| E．However, it may be challenging for some to successfully complete their online courses. |
| F．A to-do list is useful to carry out your study plan and to stay on track with your studying. |
| G．It is better to wait until you are able to start afresh rather than waste your time trying to focus. |
4 . Are you one of the increasing number of students who are struggling for college education online? Follow these tips to help you be a successful online learner?
Many students assume that online classes require less work and are easier than traditional classes.
Arrangement according to class schedule is important. Log on to your course according to the required schedule. Manage your time just as you would in a traditional course.
During class, you are advised to be focused. Read and practice everything.
Remember to be active. If you have questions or don’t understand an assignment, tell your instructor.
| A．Go through every screen. |
| B．Online classes require less work |
| C．You’ll understand the instructor better. |
| D．Be sure you have the required software and hardware. |
| E．Your instructor can help you better if you tell him or her. |
| F．In reality, they’re designed just as demanding as traditional courses. |
| G．This is different from traditional classes, where a lot of communication is oral. |
5 . E-learning
Courses that are taught through the Internet，or online courses，have become popular in many countries.
These important examples show us that e-learning can be successful. Thanks to technology, more and more ways of teaching and learning are being developed.
However, one thing is for sure-there has never been a more interesting time to be a student.
| A．There are different kinds of online courses. |
| B．Students are more likely to take part in a real class. |
| C．Other kinds of e-learning are being tested around the world. |
| D．Nobody knows what the classroom of the future will look like. |
| E．But like online learning environments, they can be useful tools. |
| F．In South Korea, some students are taught English by teachers abroad. |
| G．E-learning will surely replace the real classroom learning in the near future. |
6 . Online courses have become popular in many countries. There are different kinds of online courses, but most show a video of a teacher and students in a classroom. Students watch the video online and take part in online activities. Some courses are free and open to anyone.
In South Korea, some students have been taught English by teachers in the Philippines and other countries since 2011. The teachers are in their home countries and are connected to the Korean classrooms via the Internet. Instead of looking at a screen, the students interact with a robot in the classroom. The robot is controlled by the teacher.
Thanks to technology, more and more ways of teaching and learning are being developed.
| A．E-learning can be successful. |
| B．There are also social media platforms(平台). |
| C．Other kinds of e-learning are being tested around the world. |
| D．They give students anywhere the chance to study at any time. |
| E．Nobody knows what the classroom of the future will look like. |
| F．And it can move around the classroom and talk with the students. |
| G．The courses that are taught via the Internet are called online courses. |
7 . About 21,000 young people in 17 American states do not go to classes in school buildings. Instead, they receive their school education by working at home on computers. The Center for Education Reform says the United States has 67 public “cyberschools,” and that is about twice as many as two years ago.
The money for students to go to a cyberschool comes from the governments of the states where they live. Some educators say cyberschools receive money that should support traditional public schools. They also say it is difficult to know if students are learning well.
Other educators praise this new form of education for letting students work at their own speed. These people say cyberschools help students who were unhappy or unsuccessful in traditional schools. They say learning at home by computer ends long bus rides for children who live far from school.
Whatever the judgment of cyberschools, they are getting more and more popular. For example, a new cybershool called Common-wealth Connections Academy will take in students this fall. It will serve children in the state of Pennsylvania from ages five through thirteen.
Children get free equipment for their online education. This includes a computer, a printer, books and technical(技术的) services. Parents and students talk with teachers by telephone or by sending emails through their computer when necessary.
Students at cyberschools usually do not know one another. But 56 such students who finished studies at Western Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School recently met for the first time. They were guests honor at their graduation.
1. What do we know from the text about students of a cyberschool?| A．They have to take long bus rides to school. |
| B．They study at home rather than in classrooms. |
| C．They receive money from traditional public schools. |
| D．They do well in traditional school program. |
| A．Their equipment costs a lot of money. |
| B．They get little support from the state government. |
| C．It is hard to know students’ progress in learning. |
| D．The students find it hard to make friends. |
| A．they are less expensive for students |
| B．their students can work at their own speed |
| C．their graduates are more successful in society |
| D．they serve students in a wider age range(范围) |
| A．unprejudiced(无偏见的) in his description(描述) of cyberschools |
| B．excited about the future of cyberschools |
| C．doubtful about the quality of cyberschools |
| D．disappointed at the development of cyberschools |
| A．About 67% of the students in the USA go to cyberschools nowadays. |
| B．Cyberschools will take the place of traditional schools in the future. |
| C．Cyberschools are the most popular form of education now in the USA. |
| D．Not everybody likes cyberschools. |
