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Snail Mail
The worlds first distance learning course, est. in Boston, lessons sent by mail -
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The Evolution of Online Learning
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In the Beginning: The Intranet
University of Illinois created an Intranet for its students -
Birth of the Internet (Prototype)
Process towards the Internet creation by the Department of Defense (DoD) -
Born Day:
Internet created by the Department of Defense -
Educational Computer Game
Lemonade Stand was released for Apple II -
Electronic University Network (EUN)
Before the invention of the World Wide Web (WWW.) The Mission: Helping colleges and universities expand the availability of online courses -
World Wide Web (WWW)
Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist at CERN, invented the World Wide Web (WWW) -
The Collaboration: Electronic University Network and America Online
EUN collaborates with America Online, serving as its higher education coordinator -
Internet Access
CALC (Computer Assisted Learning Center) evolve into CALCampus
Internet expands- America Online, Delphi, CompuServe and other local Internet providers transforming stand-alone desktop computers in homes into windows to the worlds -
OpenCourseWare Project
MIT begins offering lectures and course materials online -
The Turn
The number of students taking online courses jumped a whopping 187%, and there were about 5.5 million students worldwide who were taking at least one class online -
Online Course
Public colleges and universities offer online programs -
By Fall
5,750,417 students enrolled in any distance education courses at degree-granting postsecondary institutions
