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• PLATO (Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations), one of the world’s first computers for teaching and learning was created in 1960 and subsequently Many modern concepts in multi-user educational computing were created at Illinois, such as: discussion forums, message boards, online testing, e-mail, chat rooms, instant messaging, remote screen sharing, and multiplayer games.
  
• 1995 was the first year Illinois offered a fully online course.
• 120 online degree and certificate program options from 12 different academic colleges.
• 8,300+  courses and 150+  MOOCS.
• 6,000,000 Learners in Illinois Massive, Open, Online Courses (MOOCs) .
• 4.71 /5.0 average MOOC course rating.
• Students from 200+ countries studying in our online degree programs.
• 1st university in the world to offer a MOOC-based degree with Coursera.
• Launched in 1996, the School of Information Sciences’ online LEEP program, which offers a Master’s of Library and Information Science and is ranked #1 in the United States, was the university’s first fully online program.
• 77.5% rate the overall quality of their course as good or excellent.
• 8,300+ different online courses offered in AY21.
• 3,035 enrollments in Illinois online Winter courses from AY21 with 90+ courses.