# Looking Back on the Long, Bumpy Rise of Online College Courses

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Podcast: [This Week with EdSurge](https://stenobird.com/podcast/this-week-with-edsurge-392475)
Published: 2024-10-06T04:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.edsurge.com/podcasts
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## Resource

When the web was new back in the late 1990s, Robert Ubell was among those pushing for its adoption to help students who couldn’t get to a campus — over the objections of professors who thought it would always be sub-par. The online learning pioneer says the history of online’s growth offers lessons for those trying teaching innovations today.

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