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The world’s first distance learning course is established in Boston, MA. This was done through lessons via mail.
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Shorthand is taught by correspondence in the UK.
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Penn State begins offering courses through radio.
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200+ Colleges and Universities are granted radio broadcasting.
• The greatest challenges for students and colleges at this time included the issues of access (physically & financially) and retention of those able to attend.
Debrief
• The capability of connection across long distances was a huge step for the future direction of distance education.
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Statewide telephone based education program is offered by University of Wisconsin.
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U.S Department of Defense Creates the Internet. (ARPANET)
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The University of Phoenix is founded to create flexible higher education options.
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The first completely online curriculum is
introduced by CALCampus.
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OpenCourseWare project becomes available providing a free resource of online course materials from MIT.
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• The creation of the internet and personal computer
provided the basis of the distance education
environment we know today. A new kind of access
became available as education came alive online. • Money and time, two factors
that can help or hinder you. Non-traditional and working
students become a newly looked at demographic of
Higher Ed
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Khan Academy is founded and education through step by step
online videos becomes a new way to think about education.
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10Of CEO’s and
small business owners in the US consider online degrees to be as creditable as traditional degrees.
83%
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12 96% of traditional universitie
s offer online
courses.
2 million students take all online
courses.
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The structure and delivery of education is developing
and changing everyday, just like throughout the past.
Future employees will be expected to have
experience in this high functioning online world.
As we continue to see a trend of focus ease and
access as well as individualized education.
Debrief