Evolution of learning

Evolution of Online Learning

By rpanico
  • Boston Gazette

    Boston Gazette
    Private Correspondance courses are added to the Boston Gazette
  • Degree offered World Wide

    Degree offered World Wide
    University of London is the first to offer degrees worldwide becuase of Queen Victoria
  • University of Chicago

    University of Chicago
    1st education in US to offer correspondance courses
  • Distance Education Univ Queensland

    Distance Education Univ Queensland
    This universitry helps distance education in Australia
  • University of South Africa

    University of South Africa
    The University of South Africa establishes a nationwide distance education program
  • Radio College

    Radio College
    John Wilkinson Taylor and NBC offer college by Radio
  • College Credit by TV

    College Credit by TV
    University of Houston has the first set of classes offered through TV.
  • Open University

    Open University
    Colleges in UK use both radio and TV to offer classes
  • Coastline Community College

    Coastline Community College
    the first college to not have a physical campus
  • BlackBoard, eCollege and Smarthinking

    BlackBoard, eCollege and Smarthinking
    Online Educational tools making online classes possible to track
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    Number of Online Student increases

    2002-2008 online classes rises 187%
    2009 over 4.9 million students are taking some type of online class
    By 2009 42% of studnet taking Online Classes come from For Profit Colleges
  • Massive Open Online Courses

    Massive Open Online Courses
    MOOC's are introduced