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8．The launch of the UK's biggest online university venture has the potential to"revolutionise conventional models of formal education"and keep UK ahead in the global race to deliver the best education，says universities minister David Willetts．
The FutureLearn project will see more than 20 institutions enter the global market to offer massive open online courses，or Moocs．Until now，the US has led the way in the creation of Moocs，catering to an estimated 3 million learners worldwide with hundreds of courses from a range of top institutions．
Bath，Exeter，Birmingham，Edinburgh and Warwick are among the 21 UK universities that have signed up．The British Library，British Museum and British Council will also make material available to students．The venture，set up by the Open University，is a response to the rise of Moocs and will offer students a new and innovative way to access courses，says Martin Bean vice-chancellor of the Open University．Bean said，"Time and again we have seen the impact the Internet can have on industries-driving innovation and enhancing the customer experience．I have no doubt Moocs will do the same for education-offering people new and exciting ways to learn．"
A senior academic at University College London-which has chosen not to be involved in FutureLearn-has questioned whether the Mooc model is the best road for universities to go down．Although free for students，online courses have some downsides．Stephen Caddick，professor at the university，says students want flexibility above all．"Moocs are an online product of higher education currently experienced offline by a lot of students：inflexible"，said Caddick．"These courses are free to students，yet very expensive to develop for universities．"
Simon Nelson，CEO of FutureLearn，said university partners see this opportunity as"money extremely well spent"，helping them to boost their global profile and encourage experimentation and innovation within university departments．According to Nelson，FutureLearn will continue to expand its number of partners both in the UK and overseas，as well as develop its commercial model，which in the future could see students paying to take exams and purchase extra course material．
（Note：Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN TWELVE WORDS．）
78．Besides revolutionizing traditional educational models，FutureLearn has the potential toto keep UK ahead in the global race to deliver the best education．
79．How many learners all over the world have benefited from the online courses offered by American universities？an estimated 3 million learners
80．What are the two downsides of online courses mentioned by Stephen Caddic？These courses are inflexible and expensive to developfor unversities．
81．What is the plan for FutureLearn according to Nelson？to expand its number of partnersand develop its commercial model．

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分析 英语最大的在线大学创业的启动带动了传统的教育模式的变革，在全球的教育中处于领先地位．

解答 78．to keep UK ahead in the global race to deliver the best education 细节题．在第一段提到"The launch of the UK's biggest online university venture has the potential to"revolutionise conventional models of formal education"得出主要目的为"使英国在全球中处理领先地位"．
79．an estimated 3 million learners 细节题．第二段提到"catering to an estimated 3 million learners worldwide with hundreds of courses from a range of top institutions．"大概有3百万学习者获益．
80．These courses are inflexible and expensive to developfor unversities．概括题．第四段"online courses have some downsides"以及"flexibility""expensive"．
81．to expand its number of partnersand develop its commercial model 细节题．根据最后一段提到了"to expand its number of partners both in the UK and overseas，as well as develop its commercial model"．

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