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Correspondence Courses
University of Chicago is the first "traditional" school to offer correspondence classes. https://www.worldwidelearn.com/articles/history-of-distance-learning/ -
First Open Source Network for Coding
UNIX forms under joint venture by Bell Labs and MIT. This is the first open source network for computer coding. UNIX is eventually known as LINUX.
https://er.educause.edu/articles/2008/5/open-source-software-in-education#:~:text=History%20of%20Open%20Source&text=UNIX%20had%20its%20roots%20in,provide%20more%20flexibility%20to%20users. -
Pausing and Restarting
Internet Talk Radio-interviews with a computer expert that can be paused and restarted at will. "Computer Chronicles - The Internet". The Internet Archive. 15 November 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2018. -
MIT Open Course Ware
MIT Open Course Ware developed. Anyone can access these courses, over 2,400 of them. https://news.mit.edu/2001/ocw -
MOOCS to East Asia
MIT, Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) and Beijing Jiaotong University organize the first OpenCourseWare conference in Beijing. China institutes CORE (China Open Resources for Education) to spread MOOCs to East Asia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_Open_Resources_for_Education -
Non Profit Education Software
Non profit education software to easily create new curriculum and share information. https://www.curriki.org/about/ -
Audioblog.com
Audioblog.com launched, first commercial podcasting hosting service. "AudioBlog.com". Audioblog.com. VocalSpace, LLC. Archived from the original on 2004-05-26. -
OpenCourseWare Consortium
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Harvard and MIT launch edX.
Harvard and MIT join forces to transform online education creating a new online learning system that includes lessons, quizzes, and grading. https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2012/05/mit-and-harvard-announce-edx/ -
edX has Over 1 Million Students
