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The worlds first distance learning course, est. in Boston, lessons sent by mail
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From flash to bang
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University of Illinois created an Intranet for its students
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Process towards the Internet creation by the Department of Defense (DoD)
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Internet created by the Department of Defense
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Lemonade Stand was released for Apple II
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Before the invention of the World Wide Web (WWW.) The Mission: Helping colleges and universities expand the availability of online courses
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Tim Berners-Lee, a British scientist at CERN, invented the World Wide Web (WWW)
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EUN collaborates with America Online, serving as its higher education coordinator
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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 -
MIT begins offering lectures and course materials online
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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
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Public colleges and universities offer online programs
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5,750,417 students enrolled in any distance education courses at degree-granting postsecondary institutions
