Distance education has allowed generations of students the opportunity to pursue their educational goals outside the traditional school system. It has allowed countless students the opportunity to continue their studies, while allowing them to maintain their obligations to their families and employers. While distance learning is not for everyone, it certainly has stood the test of time. The following is a brief chronology of events related to distance education. 1840 – Isaac Pitman begins shortcut correspondence courses in the UK. 1858 – The University of London external program creates sound. 1883 – New York State authorizes the Chautauqua Institute to award degrees earned by correspondence. 1891 – The School of Mining Engineers of the coal mine renamed itself International Correspondence Schools. 1892 – The University of Chicago began administering first college courses by mail. 1906 – The Calvert School of Baltimore becomes the first primary school in the United States to offer correspondence courses. 1916 – The National University Continuing Education Association is founded in the United States. 1921 – Pennsylvania State College begins broadcasting courses on the radio. 1933 – The University of Iowa begins broadcasting courses on television. 1950 – The Ford Foundation begins offering grants to create and develop educational programs for television. 1967 – The Corporation for Public Broadcasting was created. 1970 – Walden University is established. 1974 – California State University offers a Master's degree by correspondence. 1982 – The National Network of University teleconference was created. 1984 – The personal computer is called "Man of the Year" by Time magazine. With the advent of the personal computer and Internet development, distance education has become a very important part of modern education. Most of all universities in North America offers online courses, while an entire cottage industry has formed around the concept of online education. There are countless online courses available to the public. The beauty of online education is that there are no borders, and future students worldwide now have access to opportunities. Online learning has the ability to make the world a better place. In a way, you already have.

This video will start to take the early free schools in the United States and how the education system has been developed socialism in which they are today.