total of five weeks on campus.The online/offline mixture seems to have satisfied both the college and the students:more than 90%of students complete the programme,says Mr Gropper,and two-thirds of them are based outside Alabama and Georgia.Such hybrid programmes are on the rise. With online programmes,access to technology becomes crucial:one of the reasons given for Fathom's demise was that the users'technology could not keep up with the demands of the courses.One place,then,to watch for the possibilities of online executive education might be Korea,where broadband use is widespread (about 68%of households are thought to have access).Korea National Open University,which teaches only in Korean, claims to have "education-on-demand"offerings and hosted a 2002 conference for open universities in Asia on distance learning.Cardean,sensing an opportunity,created EducAsia,a separate business with offices in Seoul and Singapore,in early 2000;EducAsia now offers 52 courses on business topics,all in English (and four in Korean as well)ranging from eight to 30 hours long. Mark the following statements True or False according to the information provided in the text. 1.In the 21"century,people prefer studying online in their spare time to sitting in the classrooms. 2.In 2000 the market for online-only programmes is not well developed as expected for Unext. 3.Only 2%of the 350,000 students in the U.S.are enrolled in online-only programmes. 4.Online-only programmes by some famous universities can not last long. 5.Fathom,sponsored by Columbia University,was the only successful and profitable online programme. 6.One of the reasons why some online programmes fail is that the users'technology can hardly keep up with the demands of the courses. 7.Blended programmes satisfy both the students and the college. 8.The great majority of the students complete the hybrid executive MBA programme in Auburn's College of Business. 1621tota1 of five weeks on carnpus. The online/offlìne rnìxture seerns to have satisfied both the college and the students: rnore than 90 % of students cornplete the prograrnrne , says Mr Gropper, and two-thirds of them are based outside A1abama and Georgìa. Such hybrid programrnes are on the rise. With online programrnes, access to technology becomes crucial: one of the reasons given for Fathorn' s dernise was that the users' technology could not keep up with the dernands of the courses. One p1ace , then. to watch for the possibìlities of online executive education rnight be Korea , where broadband use is widespread (about 68% of households are thought to have access). Korea National Open University. which teaches only in Korean , clairns to have "education-on-dernand" offerings and hosted a 2002 conference for open universities in Asia on distance learning. Cardean , sensing an opportunity , created EducAsia , a separate business with offices in Seoul and Singapore , in early 2000; EducAsia now offers 52 courses on business topics, a11 in English (and four in Korean as well) ranging frorn eight to 30 hours long. Mark the following statements True or False according to the information provided in the text. 1. In the 21 st century , people prefer studying online in their spare tìme to sitting in the classrooms. 2. In 2000 the market for on1ine-on1y programrnes is not well developed as expected for Unext. 3. Only 2 % of the 350 ,000 students in the U. S. are enrolled in online-only programrnes. 4.0nlìn on1y programmes by sorne famous unìversities can not 1ast long. 5. Fathom , sponsored by Columbia University , was the only successfu1 and profitable online programme. 6. One of the reasons why sorne online prograrnmes fail is that the users' technology can hardly keep up with the demands of the courses. 7. Blended programrnes satisfy both the students and the college. 8. The great majority of the students complete the hybrid executive MBA programme in Auburn' s College of Business. 1621