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Before 1900-Industrial Age and Early Computers
Industrial Era-
Any counting machine is considered a computer. During this age, there were semi-automated correspondence courses that pertained to radio and film.
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1900-1959-The Great War Era
The Great War Era-War related computer technology used for military combat and intelligence. Most notably, intelligence was gathered against the USSR. In 1959, Sputnik, the first satellite, was launched. Radio was in almost every home as well as TV and video recorders for family movies. Distance learning started to advance by learning through radio and TV.
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1960-1979-Space Age
Space Age-Rapid breakthroughs that included ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) coding, launch of ARPANET or the first protocol suite, and in 1969, the fist internet signal of "LO" attempting "LOGIN" before crashing.
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1980-1989-Computer Age and Modern Internet
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1990-1999-Internet Boom
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2019 & Beyond
2019 & Beyond-Further growth in online learning with major impact on how formal education is pursued and taught. https://thebestschools.org/magazine/online-education-history/
Ferrer, D. (2019, July 17). History of Online Education. Retrieved from The Best Schools: https://thebestschools.org/magazine/online-education-history/
