MOOCs (Massive Online Open Courses) are shaking up thetraditional forms of primary and continuing education and training.These new distance teaching tools which take advantage of the Weband social network revolution are making us think again about howwe teach and learn.

However, for all that, do they constitute a threat touniversities and schools, or are they just a new tool to change thetraditional classroom?

This book brings together answers to the questions most oftenposed:

- Is the MOOC really new or is it just a modern form ofdistance education?

- What is a MOOC, how does it...