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Foreword
Two distinct ideas are present in this title: andragogy and Internet learning. The history and origination of each started about the same time—1833. In this book, they are ultimately brought together as a “cutting-edge movement” and show great promise of benefit for the adult learners and society that will be served in this and coming generations.
Internet learning has its historical roots, background, and foundation in educational technology, dating back to more than a century. Correspondence Study in various content areas was the first among distance education offerings in numerous countries, states, cities, and institutions: Sweden in 1833, England in 1840, Germany in 1843, the United States in 1873, Illinois Wesleyan University in 1877, Edinburgh in 1878, New York in 1883, University of Wisconsin in 1885, London in 1887, University of Chicago in 1892, Moody Bible Institute—Chicago in 1901, Benton Harbor, Michigan in 1923 (the city where I was born), University of Nebraska in 1929, and prior to World War II in France.
Electronic Communications was next to come on the scene and has been changing ever since. Some systems stayed and some faded out with others taking their place. Europe had audio recordings for the blind and language teaching for all. Laboratory kits were used in teaching electronics and radio engineering. U.S. radio stations, in the 1920s, were first to be involved in education.