History of Online Education

DISTANCE LEARNING Learn the impressive history of distance education at www.educationonline.com. 1870 1890 1920 Correspondence instruction begins Marine Corp Institute pioneers correspondence for military training National Home Study Council (NHSC) is founded to self-regulate (in response to consumer protection movement) 1926 Before World War II, it was commonly said that "one half of the lawyers and accountants west of the Mississippi received their training from correspondence schools" 1929 1934 From 1929 to 1934, the International Correspondence School (ICS) earns 18.5 million dollars from distance learning --equivalent to 261 million dollars today The GI Bill transforms education from a privilege to an American right 1944 1890 1945 American prisoners of war are permitted to enroll in correspondence courses Over 60 million people enroll in distance education, totaling more than all other forms of post secondary education combined 000 1950 Accreditation begins -- the Korean GI Bill publishes a list of reliable agencies. Distance learning becomes eligible for federal aid NHSC becomes an independent free 1955 1959 1965 1969 standing commission Formal federal recognition to NHSC Vietnam Era GI Bill is passed--1.2 million veterans (20% of Vietnam vets) elect to use The Open University is founded by Royal Charter in education benefits at NHSC schools the United Kingdom with government funding 1973 1975 National Commission of Accreditation NHSC is a charter member in founding Council on Post Secondary Accreditation (COPA) formally recognizes NHSC 1976 1980 John Sperling founds the University of Phoenix Bernard Luskin, distance learning pioneer, founds Coastline Community College, the 1st college in the United States without a campus Personal computers begin to be used for distance learning Tim Berners-Lee, a British engineer working at CERN, the European Particle Physics Laboratory in Switzerland, pens a memo suggesting a "web of notes with links," which he later terms the World Wide Web University of Phoenix goes online 1989 COPA dissolves and a new agency, the Commission on Recognition of Post secondary Accreditation (CORPA), is formed, with the NHSC's Accrediting Commission as a charter recognized member 1993 National Center for Education Statistics conducts the first statistical studies of a yearly series marking the beginning of detailed statistical studies of online education 1995 Real Networks broadcasts the first ...• streaming audio event over the Internet .. 1.6 million students take at least one online The Sloan Consortium begins collecting statistics concerning online education 2002 2003 2004 course Less than 10% of all higher education students take at least one online course "Podcast" enters the English lexicon 5.6 million students take at least one online 29% of all higher education students take at least one online course. 94% of all online course (overall higher education student body has grown at annual rate of less than 2% during this same period -- from 16.6 million in Fall 2002 to 19.0 million in Fall 2009) 2009 students study at institutions with 1,000 or more online enrollments In first decade of this new century, over 85% of nation's post secondary schools now offer online programs; in 2002, publicly traded universities derived only 12% of revenue from online enrolments; today, the same schools receive over 60% of revenue from online Online education is the fastest growing segment of higher education, increasing at over 50% per year. Over 140 million people have 2011 enrolled in distance education programs over the years classes Information Sources www.nces.ed.gov www.sloanconsortium.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDil-Q_awmg&feature=player_embedded DISTANCE LEARNING Learn the impressive history of distance education at www.educationonline.com. 1870 1890 1920 Correspondence instruction begins Marine Corp Institute pioneers correspondence for military training National Home Study Council (NHSC) is founded to self-regulate (in response to consumer protection movement) 1926 Before World War II, it was commonly said that "one half of the lawyers and accountants west of the Mississippi received their training from correspondence schools" 1929 1934 From 1929 to 1934, the International Correspondence School (ICS) earns 18.5 million dollars from distance learning --equivalent to 261 million dollars today The GI Bill transforms education from a privilege to an American right 1944 1890 1945 American prisoners of war are permitted to enroll in correspondence courses Over 60 million people enroll in distance education, totaling more than all other forms of post secondary education combined 000 1950 Accreditation begins -- the Korean GI Bill publishes a list of reliable agencies. Distance learning becomes eligible for federal aid NHSC becomes an independent free 1955 1959 1965 1969 standing commission Formal federal recognition to NHSC Vietnam Era GI Bill is passed--1.2 million veterans (20% of Vietnam vets) elect to use The Open University is founded by Royal Charter in education benefits at NHSC schools the United Kingdom with government funding 1973 1975 National Commission of Accreditation NHSC is a charter member in founding Council on Post Secondary Accreditation (COPA) formally recognizes NHSC 1976 1980 John Sperling founds the University of Phoenix Bernard Luskin, distance learning pioneer, founds Coastline Community College, the 1st college in the United States without a campus Personal computers begin to be used for distance learning Tim Berners-Lee, a British engineer working at CERN, the European Particle Physics Laboratory in Switzerland, pens a memo suggesting a "web of notes with links," which he later terms the World Wide Web University of Phoenix goes online 1989 COPA dissolves and a new agency, the Commission on Recognition of Post secondary Accreditation (CORPA), is formed, with the NHSC's Accrediting Commission as a charter recognized member 1993 National Center for Education Statistics conducts the first statistical studies of a yearly series marking the beginning of detailed statistical studies of online education 1995 Real Networks broadcasts the first ...• .0.. streaming audio event over the Internet .. 1.6 million students take at least one online The Sloan Consortium begins collecting statistics concerning online education 2002 2003 2004 course Less than 10% of all higher education students take at least one online course "Podcast" enters the English lexicon 5.6 million students take at least one online 29% of all higher education students take at least one online course. 94% of all online course (overall higher education student body has grown at annual rate of less than 2% during this same period -- from 16.6 million in Fall 2002 to 19.0 million in Fall 2009) 2009 students study at institutions with 1,000 or more online enrollments In first decade of this new century, over 85% of nation's post secondary schools now offer online programs; in 2002, publicly traded universities derived only 12% of revenue from online enrolments; today, the same schools receive over 60% of revenue from online Online education is the fastest growing segment of higher education, increasing at over 50% per year. Over 140 million people have 2011 enrolled in distance education programs over the years classes Information Sources www.nces.ed.gov www.sloanconsortium.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDil-Q_awmg&feature=player_embedded DISTANCE LEARNING Learn the impressive history of distance education at www.educationonline.com. 1870 1890 1920 Correspondence instruction begins Marine Corp Institute pioneers correspondence for military training National Home Study Council (NHSC) is founded to self-regulate (in response to consumer protection movement) 1926 Before World War II, it was commonly said that "one half of the lawyers and accountants west of the Mississippi received their training from correspondence schools" 1929 1934 From 1929 to 1934, the International Correspondence School (ICS) earns 18.5 million dollars from distance learning --equivalent to 261 million dollars today The GI Bill transforms education from a privilege to an American right 1944 1890 1945 American prisoners of war are permitted to enroll in correspondence courses Over 60 million people enroll in distance education, totaling more than all other forms of post secondary education combined 000 1950 Accreditation begins -- the Korean GI Bill publishes a list of reliable agencies. Distance learning becomes eligible for federal aid NHSC becomes an independent free 1955 1959 1965 1969 standing commission Formal federal recognition to NHSC Vietnam Era GI Bill is passed--1.2 million veterans (20% of Vietnam vets) elect to use The Open University is founded by Royal Charter in education benefits at NHSC schools the United Kingdom with government funding 1973 1975 National Commission of Accreditation NHSC is a charter member in founding Council on Post Secondary Accreditation (COPA) formally recognizes NHSC 1976 1980 John Sperling founds the University of Phoenix Bernard Luskin, distance learning pioneer, founds Coastline Community College, the 1st college in the United States without a campus Personal computers begin to be used for distance learning Tim Berners-Lee, a British engineer working at CERN, the European Particle Physics Laboratory in Switzerland, pens a memo suggesting a "web of notes with links," which he later terms the World Wide Web University of Phoenix goes online 1989 COPA dissolves and a new agency, the Commission on Recognition of Post secondary Accreditation (CORPA), is formed, with the NHSC's Accrediting Commission as a charter recognized member 1993 National Center for Education Statistics conducts the first statistical studies of a yearly series marking the beginning of detailed statistical studies of online education 1995 Real Networks broadcasts the first ...• .0.. streaming audio event over the Internet .. 1.6 million students take at least one online The Sloan Consortium begins collecting statistics concerning online education 2002 2003 2004 course Less than 10% of all higher education students take at least one online course "Podcast" enters the English lexicon 5.6 million students take at least one online 29% of all higher education students take at least one online course. 94% of all online course (overall higher education student body has grown at annual rate of less than 2% during this same period -- from 16.6 million in Fall 2002 to 19.0 million in Fall 2009) 2009 students study at institutions with 1,000 or more online enrollments In first decade of this new century, over 85% of nation's post secondary schools now offer online programs; in 2002, publicly traded universities derived only 12% of revenue from online enrolments; today, the same schools receive over 60% of revenue from online Online education is the fastest growing segment of higher education, increasing at over 50% per year. Over 140 million people have 2011 enrolled in distance education programs over the years classes Information Sources www.nces.ed.gov www.sloanconsortium.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDil-Q_awmg&feature=player_embedded DISTANCE LEARNING Learn the impressive history of distance education at www.educationonline.com. 1870 1890 1920 Correspondence instruction begins Marine Corp Institute pioneers correspondence for military training National Home Study Council (NHSC) is founded to self-regulate (in response to consumer protection movement) 1926 Before World War II, it was commonly said that "one half of the lawyers and accountants west of the Mississippi received their training from correspondence schools" 1929 1934 From 1929 to 1934, the International Correspondence School (ICS) earns 18.5 million dollars from distance learning --equivalent to 261 million dollars today The GI Bill transforms education from a privilege to an American right 1944 1890 1945 American prisoners of war are permitted to enroll in correspondence courses Over 60 million people enroll in distance education, totaling more than all other forms of post secondary education combined 000 1950 Accreditation begins -- the Korean GI Bill publishes a list of reliable agencies. Distance learning becomes eligible for federal aid NHSC becomes an independent free 1955 1959 1965 1969 standing commission Formal federal recognition to NHSC Vietnam Era GI Bill is passed--1.2 million veterans (20% of Vietnam vets) elect to use The Open University is founded by Royal Charter in education benefits at NHSC schools the United Kingdom with government funding 1973 1975 National Commission of Accreditation NHSC is a charter member in founding Council on Post Secondary Accreditation (COPA) formally recognizes NHSC 1976 1980 John Sperling founds the University of Phoenix Bernard Luskin, distance learning pioneer, founds Coastline Community College, the 1st college in the United States without a campus Personal computers begin to be used for distance learning Tim Berners-Lee, a British engineer working at CERN, the European Particle Physics Laboratory in Switzerland, pens a memo suggesting a "web of notes with links," which he later terms the World Wide Web University of Phoenix goes online 1989 COPA dissolves and a new agency, the Commission on Recognition of Post secondary Accreditation (CORPA), is formed, with the NHSC's Accrediting Commission as a charter recognized member 1993 National Center for Education Statistics conducts the first statistical studies of a yearly series marking the beginning of detailed statistical studies of online education 1995 Real Networks broadcasts the first ...• .0.. streaming audio event over the Internet .. 1.6 million students take at least one online The Sloan Consortium begins collecting statistics concerning online education 2002 2003 2004 course Less than 10% of all higher education students take at least one online course "Podcast" enters the English lexicon 5.6 million students take at least one online 29% of all higher education students take at least one online course. 94% of all online course (overall higher education student body has grown at annual rate of less than 2% during this same period -- from 16.6 million in Fall 2002 to 19.0 million in Fall 2009) 2009 students study at institutions with 1,000 or more online enrollments In first decade of this new century, over 85% of nation's post secondary schools now offer online programs; in 2002, publicly traded universities derived only 12% of revenue from online enrolments; today, the same schools receive over 60% of revenue from online Online education is the fastest growing segment of higher education, increasing at over 50% per year. Over 140 million people have 2011 enrolled in distance education programs over the years classes Information Sources www.nces.ed.gov www.sloanconsortium.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDil-Q_awmg&feature=player_embedded DISTANCE LEARNING Learn the impressive history of distance education at www.educationonline.com. 1870 1890 1920 Correspondence instruction begins Marine Corp Institute pioneers correspondence for military training National Home Study Council (NHSC) is founded to self-regulate (in response to consumer protection movement) 1926 Before World War II, it was commonly said that "one half of the lawyers and accountants west of the Mississippi received their training from correspondence schools" 1929 1934 From 1929 to 1934, the International Correspondence School (ICS) earns 18.5 million dollars from distance learning --equivalent to 261 million dollars today The GI Bill transforms education from a privilege to an American right 1944 1890 1945 American prisoners of war are permitted to enroll in correspondence courses Over 60 million people enroll in distance education, totaling more than all other forms of post secondary education combined 000 1950 Accreditation begins -- the Korean GI Bill publishes a list of reliable agencies. Distance learning becomes eligible for federal aid NHSC becomes an independent free 1955 1959 1965 1969 standing commission Formal federal recognition to NHSC Vietnam Era GI Bill is passed--1.2 million veterans (20% of Vietnam vets) elect to use The Open University is founded by Royal Charter in education benefits at NHSC schools the United Kingdom with government funding 1973 1975 National Commission of Accreditation NHSC is a charter member in founding Council on Post Secondary Accreditation (COPA) formally recognizes NHSC 1976 1980 John Sperling founds the University of Phoenix Bernard Luskin, distance learning pioneer, founds Coastline Community College, the 1st college in the United States without a campus Personal computers begin to be used for distance learning Tim Berners-Lee, a British engineer working at CERN, the European Particle Physics Laboratory in Switzerland, pens a memo suggesting a "web of notes with links," which he later terms the World Wide Web University of Phoenix goes online 1989 COPA dissolves and a new agency, the Commission on Recognition of Post secondary Accreditation (CORPA), is formed, with the NHSC's Accrediting Commission as a charter recognized member 1993 National Center for Education Statistics conducts the first statistical studies of a yearly series marking the beginning of detailed statistical studies of online education 1995 Real Networks broadcasts the first ...• .0.. streaming audio event over the Internet .. 1.6 million students take at least one online The Sloan Consortium begins collecting statistics concerning online education 2002 2003 2004 course Less than 10% of all higher education students take at least one online course "Podcast" enters the English lexicon 5.6 million students take at least one online 29% of all higher education students take at least one online course. 94% of all online course (overall higher education student body has grown at annual rate of less than 2% during this same period -- from 16.6 million in Fall 2002 to 19.0 million in Fall 2009) 2009 students study at institutions with 1,000 or more online enrollments In first decade of this new century, over 85% of nation's post secondary schools now offer online programs; in 2002, publicly traded universities derived only 12% of revenue from online enrolments; today, the same schools receive over 60% of revenue from online Online education is the fastest growing segment of higher education, increasing at over 50% per year. Over 140 million people have 2011 enrolled in distance education programs over the years classes Information Sources www.nces.ed.gov www.sloanconsortium.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDil-Q_awmg&feature=player_embedded DISTANCE LEARNING Learn the impressive history of distance education at www.educationonline.com. 1870 1890 1920 Correspondence instruction begins Marine Corp Institute pioneers correspondence for military training National Home Study Council (NHSC) is founded to self-regulate (in response to consumer protection movement) 1926 Before World War II, it was commonly said that "one half of the lawyers and accountants west of the Mississippi received their training from correspondence schools" 1929 1934 From 1929 to 1934, the International Correspondence School (ICS) earns 18.5 million dollars from distance learning --equivalent to 261 million dollars today The GI Bill transforms education from a privilege to an American right 1944 1890 1945 American prisoners of war are permitted to enroll in correspondence courses Over 60 million people enroll in distance education, totaling more than all other forms of post secondary education combined 000 1950 Accreditation begins -- the Korean GI Bill publishes a list of reliable agencies. Distance learning becomes eligible for federal aid NHSC becomes an independent free 1955 1959 1965 1969 standing commission Formal federal recognition to NHSC Vietnam Era GI Bill is passed--1.2 million veterans (20% of Vietnam vets) elect to use The Open University is founded by Royal Charter in education benefits at NHSC schools the United Kingdom with government funding 1973 1975 National Commission of Accreditation NHSC is a charter member in founding Council on Post Secondary Accreditation (COPA) formally recognizes NHSC 1976 1980 John Sperling founds the University of Phoenix Bernard Luskin, distance learning pioneer, founds Coastline Community College, the 1st college in the United States without a campus Personal computers begin to be used for distance learning Tim Berners-Lee, a British engineer working at CERN, the European Particle Physics Laboratory in Switzerland, pens a memo suggesting a "web of notes with links," which he later terms the World Wide Web University of Phoenix goes online 1989 COPA dissolves and a new agency, the Commission on Recognition of Post secondary Accreditation (CORPA), is formed, with the NHSC's Accrediting Commission as a charter recognized member 1993 National Center for Education Statistics conducts the first statistical studies of a yearly series marking the beginning of detailed statistical studies of online education 1995 Real Networks broadcasts the first ...• .0.. streaming audio event over the Internet .. 1.6 million students take at least one online The Sloan Consortium begins collecting statistics concerning online education 2002 2003 2004 course Less than 10% of all higher education students take at least one online course "Podcast" enters the English lexicon 5.6 million students take at least one online 29% of all higher education students take at least one online course. 94% of all online course (overall higher education student body has grown at annual rate of less than 2% during this same period -- from 16.6 million in Fall 2002 to 19.0 million in Fall 2009) 2009 students study at institutions with 1,000 or more online enrollments In first decade of this new century, over 85% of nation's post secondary schools now offer online programs; in 2002, publicly traded universities derived only 12% of revenue from online enrolments; today, the same schools receive over 60% of revenue from online Online education is the fastest growing segment of higher education, increasing at over 50% per year. Over 140 million people have 2011 enrolled in distance education programs over the years classes Information Sources www.nces.ed.gov www.sloanconsortium.org http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDil-Q_awmg&feature=player_embedded