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.
