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Distance Education Begins by Mail
From 1728 to 1880 Distance Education Begins in Europe and The United States by mail. -
Penn State starts offering classes by radio
In 1922 Penn State University started broadcasting classes over the radio -
Broadcast Television
In 1953 The University of Houston begin offering broadcast television classes for credit -
Telephone Education
In 1965 The University of Wisconsin started to offer courses for physicians over the telephone -
Internet Creation
In 1969 the US Department of Defense creates the Internet -
The University of Phoenix beings offering online courses
In 1989 The University of Phoenix began offering completely online classes for the first time. This allowed students to earn a degree from anywhere with an internet connection. -
Blackboard Learning Management System was Created
In 1997 the learning management system Blackboard was founded, paving the way for other online learning management software -
Online Education in Higher Ed begins to rise
By 2004 At least 2 million higher ed. Students in the US were engaged in distance education of some kind. -
High Speed Internet
By 2007 half of all internet users had high speed broadband internet. Drastically changing the possibilities that the internet could offer.
