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Maurice Dawson

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Massive Open Online Courses: Integrating Open Source Technology And Open Access Literature Into Technology Based Degrees, Maurice Dawson, Sharon Burton, Dustin Bessette, Jorja Wright Dec 2016

Massive Open Online Courses: Integrating Open Source Technology And Open Access Literature Into Technology Based Degrees, Maurice Dawson, Sharon Burton, Dustin Bessette, Jorja Wright

Maurice Dawson

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are a new phenomenon of course delivery for students, faculty, and administrators to use.  As this technology continues to grow in the short term it is essential to develop a method in which Open Source Software (OSS), open source technologies, and open access literature can be incorporated to strengthen the MOOC environment. Strengthening the MOOC environment can be used as a method to increase retention as well as increase enrollment in higher education.  As Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) programs are going online it is imperative that the tools meet the demands of today’s …

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Flipped Technological Training And Development Using Quality Systems Management In The Public Services Field, Dustin Bessette, Sharon Burton, Maurice Dawson Jun 2014

Flipped Technological Training And Development Using Quality Systems Management In The Public Services Field, Dustin Bessette, Sharon Burton, Maurice Dawson

Maurice Dawson

Training and development is ideal for businesses process improvements in many public service fields. Education, development, and training tools are not new concepts, but are ideal, crucial, and responsive in the central utilization of employee training systems for public service fields. The need for public workforce has increased and demanded accelerated technological training and development process that have positive value and achievable gains. One method to surge this problem is to flip the technological training and development tools that have been issued and over used in the past. These tools not only hold back vicious potential from employees, but employees …

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