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B1 Reading: Education 2 - Moocs

Choose the correct location in the text for the following sentences.

1. We have local apocalypses in our world today, in the form of earthquakes, hurricanes and terrorist attacks.

2. TV shows have long launched spin-off products in the form of merchandise and video games.

3. If successful, the edutainment experiment could spawn a huge range of other TV show/university hybrid courses.

4. Part of this experiment is to find out whether the power of television can reduce the high drop-out rate characteristic of MOOCS.

5. Until now, online learning experiences have been able to deliver great videos and quizzes, but student interaction was minimal and the experience for learners has been impersonal.

6. Experts from the Centre for Education and Employment have reservations about the value of such online courses where there is no formal assessment or contact between the students and those delivering the courses.

7. The course will consist of eight modules including a physics module on ‘the science of decay’, a public health module on the study of epidemics and a mathematics module on population dynamics.

8. The University of California, which has a huge reputation to uphold, said that there had been no dumbing down in the design of the course.

9. Millions of students sign up for online education courses each year.

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