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First Correspondence Course Offered
The University of Chicago is the first traditional American educational institution to offer correspondence courses. https://thebestschools.org/magazine/online-education-history/ -
First Course Broadcast Over Radio
Pennsylvania State University is the first college or university to broadcast courses over the radio. https://thebestschools.org/magazine/online-education-history/ -
Federal Communications Commission Formed
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is formed. Under the influence of the Association of College and University Broadcasting, they help to keep frequencies open for collegiate broadcasting. https://thebestschools.org/magazine/online-education-history/ -
First Course Offered via Television
The University of Houston begins offering course credit for television correspondence courses. https://thebestschools.org/magazine/online-education-history/ -
Telephone Correspondence through University of Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin begins to implement a statewide telephone correspondence format for their physician training. https://thebestschools.org/magazine/online-education-history/ -
First Virtual Campus
The first virtual campus, Coastline Community College offers its degree program entirely through telecommuting courses, also known as telecourses (using telephone, television, radio, records, and tapes). -
First Online College Program
Western Behavioral Sciences Institute offers the first online college program through its School of Management and Strategic Studies. https://thebestschools.org/magazine/online-education-history/ -
First Online Graduate Program
First accredited online graduate program offered by Nova Southeastern University. -
Blackboard Launches
Blackboard Course Management software launches, effectively opening the market to a wide range of online options that were previously considered too unwieldy to handle. -
iTunes U and Khan Academy are Created
Salman Kahn founds Khan Academy. iTunes U launches. -
MOOCs are launched
Udacity launches Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) on behalf of Harvard and MIT. -
First Online-Only Public University
University of Florida–Online launches, becoming the first online-only public university.
