by Katie Lepi, Edudemic
Distance learning has a surprisingly long tradition of flexibility. Though distance learning has gained most of its support in the past ten years or so, the infographic below tracks its growth from pre-revolutionary America to 21st Century Britain, where almost 400,000 students are currently engaged in distance learning courses. From lectures sent via phonograph and radio broadcast, to degrees delivered in the digital age, its evolution – and its reach – is staggering. Full-time professionals, housewives and husbands, teenagers, pensioners… members of all of these groups have felt the benefit of a distance learning course.
http://edudemic.com/2013/02/united-kingdoms-history-of-distance-learning/
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