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Students at the University of Illinois Begin "Remote Learning"
An interconnected network of (expensive, giant) computer terminals allowed students to learn at a distance; these were intentionally interlinked for this purpose, and students still had to travel to specific locations to participate. -
The Internet Is Invented - Just Not As We Know It Today
(Technically, this is when ARPANET adopted the TCP/IP, which is a protocol empowering computers to communicate across networks) -
Tim Berners-Lee Invents the World Wide Web
A system now exists for information to be more easily shared by individuals -
University of Phoenix Launches Fully Online College Degree Plans
This is the first institution to launch a fully online series of degree plans -
Half of American Households Own a Computer
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4.5 Million Americans Pursue Online Classes
In 2009 alone! -
The Covid-19 Pandemic Changes the Way We View Online Education
In the spring of 2020, virtually all institutes of learning (from kindergartens to large-scale universities) across the world had to rapidly shift to a fully-remote education structure