History

History of Distance Education

  • NSFNET T3 Network

    NSFNET T3 Network

    The National Science Foundation Network (NSFNET) Backbone Services set Acceptable Use Policy
  • Mosaic

    Mosaic

    Mosaic is the web browser, and the first browser to display images inline with text.
  • WWW

    WWW

    The web was developed between March 1989 and December 1990.
  • Internet

    Internet

    Internet use exploded.
  • Standards

    Standards

    International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) created standards.
  • New Standards

    New Standards

    International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) issued new, updated standards for teachers, students, and administrators .
  • Cloud Based Applications

    Cloud Based Applications

    Cloud based applications replace costly on-site servers.