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History of Online Learning
Created by
Emily Baumgartner
⟶ Updated 29 Oct 2018 ⟶
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Parcel
Events
First Advertisement for Parcel Lessons printed
Issac Pitman teaches shorthand by correspondance
Illinois Wesleyan College creates "in absentia" degree
First adult education program by correspondence - Chautauqua Literary
University of Wisconsin-Extension Founded
Radio
Events
Guglielmo Marconi invents spark transmitter
First licensed radio station created for education
National University Extension Association founded
School of the Air program created
Founding of Institute for Education by Radio
National Committee on Education by Radio (NCER) was formed
Television
Events
University of Iowa first used television for education
1/3 of channels were licensed to educational systems, 1/3 to colleges and universities
Public Broadcasting Act of 1967
First long-distance live video transmission
Online
Events
University of Illinois makes Intranet for its students
Electronic University Network
First Online Course in DOS
CompuServe - University of Phoenix Created
World Wide Web created
Interactive Learning Network (ILN) created
NYU Online
Western Governors University founded
Moodle is Created
OpenCourseWare project
First MOOC is created
Khan Academy is founded
Udacity and EdX
Most colleges offer online programs