According to the passage universities show great
By almost any measure , there is a boom in Internet-based instruction . In just a few years , 34 percent of American universities have begun offering some form of distance learning (DL), and among the larger schools , it’s closer to 90 percent . If you doubt the popularity of the trend, you probably haven’t. It enrolls 90,000 student, a statistic used to support its claim to be the largest private university in the country.
While the kinds of instruction offered in these programs will differ, DL usually signifies a course in which the instructions post syllabi(课程大纲), reading assignments , and schedules on Websites , and students send in their assignments by e-mail . Generally speaking, face-to-face communication with an instructor is minimized or eliminated altogether.
According to the passage, universities show great enthusiasm for DL programs for the purpose of_____
A) building up their reputation C) upgrading their teaching facilities
B) cutting down on their expenses D) providing convenience for students
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选B
Thereisnomechanismtoensurethattheymaketherequiredeffort.根据文章，大学对于远程教育太感兴趣的原因是什么？
根据文章B最适合题意cuttingdownontheirexpenses有利于降低成本。