About the Author

Dr. Wang Yu is a lecturer of the Faculty of Education of the Open University of China. His main research areas include online instruction, e-learning and instructional design.

Works Cited

1. Feng, F., Yu, Q., Cai, W., & Wang, Q. (2014). 2013 quanqiu muke yundong huigu [Review of the global MOOC campaign in 2013]. Industry and Information Technology Education, 9, 5-12.

2. Ji, J., Wang, Y., Ouyang, J, & Wang, Q. 2019. 2018 muke fazhan gaiyao yu weilai qushi: yi Coursera, edx, XutangX, Udacity, 和Future Learn weili [The MOOC movement in 2018: Development, summary and trends based on Coursera, Edx, XutangX, Udacity, and Future Learn]. Distance Education in China, 9, 16-25.

3. Ministry of Education. (2019). Steady progress made in China’s MOOCs construction. The fourth of the series briefs “To see the implementation of education endeavour”: Handouts introducing efforts and implementation of securing decisive victory over the battle against revitalizing undergraduate education. http://www.moe.gov.cn/jyb_xwfb/xw_fbh/moe_2606/2019/tqh20191031/sfcl/201910/t20191031_406249.html

4.Wang, Q. (2016). Muke yundong dui gaodeng jiaoyu de shentouxing yingxiang [The evidences of MOOCs’ impact on higher education]. Open Education Research, 22(3), 37-43.

5.Wang, Q. (2017). Meiguo muke pingyou yuanze fenxi [The analysis of edX Prize and Coursera Awards of the best MOOC instructors]. Modern Distance Education Research, 03, 52-59.

6.Wang, Q., Ouyang, J., Ji, J., & Wang, Y. (2019). Yazhou diqu muke fazhan wu nian huigu: cong 2013 nian zhi 2017 nian [The development of MOOCs in Asia from 2013 to 2017]. Distance Education in China, 531(04), 58-63+97.

7.Wang, Y., Luo, S., Fang, Y., & Wang, Q. (2018). 2019 qianqiu muke fazhan huigu [Review of the Global MOOC Movement in 2017]. Distance Education in China, 9, 53-61.

8.Zhang, W. & Fu, X. (2013). Shixi oumeng goujian zili he xuefen kuaguo huren zhongshen xuexi tixi de yunzuo [On the operation of EU's building of a lifelong learning system for qualification and credit transfer across countries]. Distance Education in China, 11, 20-26.

9.Zhong, B. & Fang, F. (2015). Muke fazhan yu daxue rencai peiyang moshi gaige [“MOOC” Development and the Reform of Talent Formation in Universities]. China Higher Education, 553(21), 26-30.

1. Agarwal, A. (2013, June). Why massive open online courses (still) matter? TED.  https://www.ted.com/talks/anant_agarwal_why_massive_open_online_courses_still_matter

2. Bowden, P. (2019, January 8). 2019 brings the closure of a free course provider. Class Central. https://www.classcentral.com/report/open2study-closes/

3. Eradze, M., Urrutia, M. L., Reda, V., & Kerr, R. (2019). Blended learning with MOOCs. In: M. Calise, C. D. Kloos, J. Reich, J. A. Ruiperez-Valiente, & M. Wirsing (eds.), 6thEuropean MOOCs Stakeholders Summit. (pp. 53-58). Springer.

4. European MOOC Consortium. (2019, April 30). The European MOOC Consortium (EMC) launches a Common Microcredential Framework (CMF) to create portable credentials for lifelong learners.

https://emc.eadtu.eu/images/Press_release_European_MOOC_Consortium_launches_a_Common_Microcredential_Framework.pdf

5. Ghadiri, K., Qayoumi, M. H., Junn, E., Hsu, P., & Sujitparapitaya, S. (2013).The transformative potential of blended learning using MIT edX’s 6.002 x online MOOC content combined with student team-based learning in class. edX. https://www.edx.org/sites/default/files/upload/ed-tech-paper.pdf  

6. Jordan, K. (2014). Initial trends in enrolment and completion of massive open online courses. International Review of Research in Open & Distance Learning,15(1), 133-160

7. Lockemer, C. (2019, May 13). 2019 Conference Takeaways: A Partner Perspective. Coursera. https://blog.coursera.org/2019-conference-takeaways-a-partner-perspective/.

8. Loeckx, J. (2016). Blurring boundaries in education: Context and impact of MOOCs. International Review of Research in Open & Distributed Learning,17(3).

9. Maggioncalda, J. (2019, August 28). Coursera introduces hands-on learning with Coursera Labs. Coursera. https://blog.coursera.org/coursera-introduces-hands-on-learning-with-coursera-labs/

10. McKenzie, L. (2019, September 17). Arizona State moves on from Global Freshman Academy. Inside Higher Ed.

https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/article/2019/09/17/arizona-state-changes-course-global-freshman-academy

11. Medros, A. (2019, June 11). edX announces results of new survey on reskilling trends. edX. https://blog.edx.org/edx-announces-results-new-survey-reskilling-trends/?track=blog

12. Mendez, M. C. (2019, December 11). Udacity’s 2019: Year in review. Class Central. https://www.classcentral.com/report/udacity-2019-year-review/

13. Pickard, L. (2019a, Februay 5). Edraak, MOOC platform for the Arabic-speaking world, crosses 2M users. Class Central. from https://www.classcentral.com/report/edraak-crosses-2m-users/

14. Pickard, L. (2019b, March 9). What kind of online learner are you? Class Centra https://www.classcentral.com/report/what-kind-of-online-learner-are-you/

15. Reich, J. & Ruipérez-Valiente, J. A. (2019). The MOOC pivot. Science363(6423), 130-131.

16. Shah, D. (2019, December 2). By the Numbers: MOOCs in 2019. Class Central. https://www.classcentral.com/report/mooc-stats-2019/.

17. Sun, K. (2019, September 9). Ready for retention: Presenting a unified note-taking experience. Coursera. https://blog.coursera.org/ready-for-retention-presenting-a-unified-note-taking-experience/

18. Thrun, S. (2019, May 1). Taking Udacity to new heights. Udacity. https://blog.udacity.com/2019/05/udacity-new-heights.html

19. Winter, R. D. (2019, July 23). Are you ready to take a MOOC and succeed?Class Central. https://www.classcentral.com/report/are-you-ready-to-take-a-mooc-and-succeed/

20. Yousef, A. M. F., Chatti, M. A., Wosnitza, M., & Schroeder, U. (2015). A cluster analysis of MOOC stakeholder perspectives. International Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education12(1), 74-90.