Valentina Goglio is Assistant Professor of Economic Sociology in the Department of Culture, Politics and Society at the University of Turin, Italy. She has been Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow with the project MOOC_DaSI.

• 1. Introduction. PART 1: THE ECOLOGY OF MOOCs. 2. History of MOOCs: what are MOOCs, where do they come from and where are they headed?. 3. MOOCs in context: the evolution of MOOCs in the USA and in Europe. PART 2: ACCESS AND SUCCESS IN MOOCs. 4. MOOCs and inequalities of educational opportunities. A review. 5. Beyond curiosity: why enroll on a MOOC?. 6. It is a long way until the end. Patterns of enrolment on, participation in, and completion of MOOCs. PART 3: THE USES OF MOOCs. 7. Returns to education and the structure of labour market. 8. MOOCs for the job. 9. Conclusions. 10. Methodological Appendix. Foreword (Sonia Bertolini). Foreword (Paolo Parigi). Acknowledgments.

Valentina Goglio is Assistant Professor of Economic Sociology in the Department of Culture, Politics and Society at the University of Turin, Italy. She has been Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow with the project MOOC_DaSI.

• 1. Introduction. PART 1: THE ECOLOGY OF MOOCs. 2. History of MOOCs: what are MOOCs, where do they come from and where are they headed?. 3. MOOCs in context: the evolution of MOOCs in the USA and in Europe. PART 2: ACCESS AND SUCCESS IN MOOCs. 4. MOOCs and inequalities of educational opportunities. A review. 5. Beyond curiosity: why enroll on a MOOC?. 6. It is a long way until the end. Patterns of enrolment on, participation in, and completion of MOOCs. PART 3: THE USES OF MOOCs. 7. Returns to education and the structure of labour market. 8. MOOCs for the job. 9. Conclusions. 10. Methodological Appendix. Foreword (Sonia Bertolini). Foreword (Paolo Parigi). Acknowledgments.

Valentina Goglio is Assistant Professor of Economic Sociology in the Department of Culture, Politics and Society at the University of Turin, Italy. She has been Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow with the project MOOC_DaSI.

• 1. Introduction. PART 1: THE ECOLOGY OF MOOCs. 2. History of MOOCs: what are MOOCs, where do they come from and where are they headed?. 3. MOOCs in context: the evolution of MOOCs in the USA and in Europe. PART 2: ACCESS AND SUCCESS IN MOOCs. 4. MOOCs and inequalities of educational opportunities. A review. 5. Beyond curiosity: why enroll on a MOOC?. 6. It is a long way until the end. Patterns of enrolment on, participation in, and completion of MOOCs. PART 3: THE USES OF MOOCs. 7. Returns to education and the structure of labour market. 8. MOOCs for the job. 9. Conclusions. 10. Methodological Appendix. Foreword (Sonia Bertolini). Foreword (Paolo Parigi). Acknowledgments.