2015考研英语作文预测—网络教育_大学英语写作

2015考研英语作文预测—网络教育

　　DOTCOM mania was slow in coming to higher education, but now it has the venerable industry firmly in its grip. Since the launch early last year of Udacity andCoursera, two Silicon Valley start-ups offering education through MOOCs,massive open online courses, the ivory towers of academia have been shaken to their foundations. University brands built in some cases over centuries have been forced to contemplate the possibility that information technology will rapidly make their existing business model obsolete. Meanwhile, the MOOCs have multipliedin number, resources and student recruitment--- without yet having figured outa business model of their own.

　　【译文】互联网的热潮在高等教育界中一直以来进展都很缓慢，不过最近它正在将这一神圣的行业纳入其掌控之中。随着去年上半年硅谷两家创业型公司Udacity和Coursera通过MOOC开通免费在线课程，学术圈的象牙塔的根基也被撼动了。有着几个世纪品牌历史的大学有事也被被迫去担心信息技术是否可能会很快使其现行的商业模式过时。另外，在没有自身商业模式的情况下，MOOC在数量、资源和招生人数上已翻了好几番。

　　【词汇突破】

　　Dotcom: 互联网

　　Mania 疯狂，热潮

　　Venerable 神圣的

　　Have sth in ones grip 掌控某事

　　start-ups 创业型公司

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