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World's frst distance learning program established in Boston, MA. Lessons were mailed out via postal service.
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Penn State started to provide courses through the radio.
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By 1925, over 200 colleges had obtained radio broadcasting liscenses to provide courses through their own designated stations.
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Stanford began their own television network to provide part time engineer students courses.
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Regents College of University of the State of New York (renamed Excelsior College) began awarding external degrees. The College would utilize different colleges to supply the courses. This was the first instance in distance learning within the 20th century.
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CALC ( Computer Assisted Learning Center) was established, which is a computer-based learning center for adults.
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History of University of Pheonix First time University of Phoenix provided online courses.
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The Electronic University Network offers Ph.D program via AOL.
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History of Capella University Now Cappella University, but 1993 is when Graduate School of America offered its first online course.
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Walden University History Provided the first 100% online Masters degree.
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About CalCampus CalCampus introduced the concept of a complete online curriculum. CALCampus was the first to develop and implement the concept of complete online-based school through which administration, real-time classroom instruction, and materials were provided.
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Post University History Began to provide online courses for their students. Post University also became the first college in Connecticut and New England to offer accredited, accelerated degree programs fully online.
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History of CVU CVU (California Virtual University) connects all California colleges to provide over 1000 online courses.
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LMS such as Blackboard and eCollege were established.
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Jones International University History Glenn Jones and Bernard Luskin launched Jones International University which becomes the first regionally accredited fully web-based university.
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MIT OpenCourseWare MIT's President Charles Vest creates the quasi-MOOC OpenCourseWare which has all of the MIT course materials online for all to see and share.
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Khan Academy History Khan Academy provides free online courses through snippets of videos and are available world wide.
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Chronicle Article Obama Funding President Obama pledged $500 million for online courses and materials as part of his Higher Education Plan.
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EdX history MIT and Harvard Univeristy combined forces to create EdX, which is a MOOC of full MIT and Harvard courses which are available to the public.
