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.

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. 

2. Bowden, P. (2019, January 8). 2019 brings the closure of a free course provider. Class Central.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

11. Medros, A. (2019, June 11). edX announces results of new survey on reskilling trends. edX.

12. Mendez, M. C. (2019, December 11). Udacity’s 2019: Year in review. 

13. Pickard, L. (2019a, February 5). Edraak, MOOC platform for the Arabic-speaking world, crosses 2M users. Class Central.

14. Pickard, L. (2019b, March 9). What kind of online learner are you? Class Centra

15. Reich, J. & Ruipérez-Valiente, J. A. (2019). The MOOC pivot. Science, 363(6423), 130-131.

16. Shah, D. (2019, December 2). By the Numbers: MOOCs in 2019. Class Central.

17. Sun, K. (2019, September 9). Ready for retention: Presenting a unified note-taking experience. Coursera.

18. Thrun, S. (2019, May 1). Taking Udacity to new heights. Udacity.

19. Winter, R. D. (2019, July 23). Are you ready to take a MOOC and succeed?Class Central.

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 Education, 12(1), 74-90.