The book is based on nine selected, peer-reviewed papers presented at
the 10th biennial Networked Learning Conference (NLC) 2016 held in
Lancaster. Informed by suggestions from delegates, the nine papers have
been chosen by the editors (who were the Chairs of the Conference) as
exemplars of cutting edge research on networked learning. Further
reviews of all papers were conducted once they were revised as chapters
for the book.
The chapters are organized into two sections: 1) Situating Networked
Learning: Looking Back - Moving Forward, 2) New Challenges: Designs for
Networked Learning in the Public Arena. Further, we include an
introduction which looks at the evolution of trends in Networked
Learning through a semantic analysis of conference papers from the 10
conferences. A final chapter draws out perspectives from the chapters
and discusses emerging issues. The book is the fifth in the Networked
Learning Conference Series.