Understanding Learning in Virtual Worlds (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)

Since the publication of the companion volume Researching Learning in Virtual Worlds in 2010, there has been a growth not only in the range and number of educational initiatives taking place in virtual worlds, but also in the depth of analysis of the nature of that education. Understanding Learning in Virtual Worlds reflects those changes through a collection of chapters that are extended versions of research presented at the second Researching Learning in Virtual Environments conference (ReLIVE 11), an international conference hosted by the Open University UK. Included in this book are chapters that explore the philosophical and methodological underpinnings of understanding learning in virtual worlds, identify and analyse the factors that support learning in these environments, and present case studies that demonstrate some of the various ways in which virtual worlds can be applied to facilitate learning and teaching. The links between learning in a virtual world and learning in the physical world are made apparent throughout, and the authors reveal how understanding learning in one informs the other. Understanding Learning in Virtual Worlds is an important book not only to those who teach in virtual worlds, but to anyone for whom understanding learning, in all its forms, is of interest.

General

Imprint:	Springer London
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Human-Computer Interaction Series
Release date:	September 2013
First published:	2013
Editors:	Mark Childs • Anna Peachey
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	179
Edition:	2013 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4471-5369-6
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > Social & legal aspects of computing > Human-computer interaction Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Social sciences > Education > Educational resources & technology > General Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology
LSN:	1-4471-5369-3
Barcode:	9781447153696

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