Stars in My Online Education World: Profiles I met in the 1990s.

This episode serves as a chronological directory and personal memoir titled "Stars in My Online Education World," authored by Morten Flate Paulsen. It focuses on the formative decade of the 1990s, profiling dozens of pioneering educators and innovators who shaped the landscape of open and distance learning. Through a series of individual biographies and anecdotes, Paulsen recounts his professional journey from doctoral studies at Penn State to his leadership roles in international organizations like ICDE and EDEN. The episode highlights major technological milestones, such as the birth of the World Wide Web, the development of Learning Management Systems, and the rise of online academic journals. Ultimately, the episode provides a historical retrospective on how personal networks and technological advancements transitioned distance education from correspondence courses to global digital platforms.The episode is generated by NotebookLM based on this book https://www.nooa.no/stars-in-my-online-education-world-1990-2000/The episode is also related to the open access book "Early Adaptors of Online Education" https://www.nooa.no/Early-Adaptors-of-Online-Education/