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The MOOCs (massive open online courses) reached its peak of popularity in 2012. Now while people who...
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The MOOCs (massive open online courses) reached its peak of popularity in 2012. Now while people who drop out outnumber those who sign up for online courses and MOOCs are still the early days, there’s no denying there’s still value in their existence. Courses does not give our figures on its paying learners. Udacity says it has 13,000 people doing its degrees. Whatever the number are, the reinvented MOOCs matter because they are solving two problems they share with every provider of later-life education.
The first of these is the cost of learning, not just in money but also in time. Formal education rests on the idea of qualifications that take a set period to complete. Students in their early 20s can more easily afford a lengthy time commitment because they are less likely to have other responsibilities. However, people in later life, when they manage part-time of distance learning, find balancing learning, working and family life can cause great pressures.
Moreover, the world of work increasingly demands a quick response from the education system to provide people with the desired qualifications. To take one example from Burning Class, in 2014 alone 65,000 American job-vacancy(职位空缺)ads asked for a cyber-security certificate. Since only 50,000 people in America hole such a certificate and it takes five years of experience to earns one, that requirement will be hard to meet. Lets demanding professions also put up huge harriers to entry. If you want to become a licensed cosmetologist(美容师)in New Hampshire, you will need to have gained 1,500 hours of training.
In response, the MOOCs have tried to make their content as digestible and flexible as possible. Degrees are broken onto modules; modules into courses; courses into short periods. The MOOCs test for the most suitable length to ensure people complete the course; six minutes is thought to be the sweet spot for online video and four weeks for a course.
1.What can we infer about the MOOCs?
A.They came into being in 2012.
B.They offer more course to choose from.
C.They are still immature but promising.
D.They help solve problems cause by jobs markets.
2.What may cause pressure to people who take up learning in late life?
A.Time management. B.Education cost.
C.Job hunting. D.Distance learning.
3.What can we learn from the text?
A.Getting certificates can be quicker by learning online.
B.Young students can't afford formal education.
C.Online learning will guarantee one a good job.
D.Entering less demanding jobs is easier.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A.Education and Work B.Qualifications and Requirements
C.The Return of the MOOCs D.The Development of the MOOCs
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