The enthusiasm for “massive” open online courses (MOOCs) is not waning around the world. This trend exemplifies the acceleration of history. In a period of barely two years, the world of higher education seems to have been upended. The principal characteristics of this trend, following a brief look at its history, are described; and the major issues, presented that it bears for the future of education and, more broadly, for the diffusion of knowledge.
Much has beensaid and written aboutwork motivationsince the adventof modern organizations.Managementtheoriesof motivationhave focusedtheir inputon the identification ofexternal stimulithat could beoperated byorganizationsandover,the managers, with a viewto stimulatethe motivation ofindividuals.This article proposesareversalof approach.Work motivationisunderstood asahighlydynamicindividualresulting from the investmentactivitiesof threeregisters:Bonds,InitiativesandAspirations.These threebooksare indispensableto each individualto workand arespecific to each(the contentvaries from one individualto another)and areconstantly changing,asand when theyare actuallyinvested andthat theindividualgets older.This conceptualizationbuildsa new approach tothe management oforganizationalmotivation:the direction itproposesis to makeeach individualworkof boththe guardian andregulatorof itsObligations/ Initiatives/Aspirations.