Prologue

Title
Prologue
Publication Date
2015
Author(s)
Gregory, Sue
( author )
OrcID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0417-8266
Email: sgregor4@une.edu.au
UNE Id une-id:sgregor4
Tynan, Belinda
Lee, Mark J W
Dalgarno, Barney
Editor
Editor(s): Sue Gregory, Mark J W Lee, Barney Dalgarno, Belinda Tynan
Type of document
Book Chapter
Language
en
Entity Type
Publication
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers, Inc
Place of publication
New York, United States of America
Edition
1
Series
Education in a Competitive and Globalizing World
UNE publication id
une:18065
Abstract
This eleven-chapter book is concerned with practical applications of three-dimensional (3D) virtual worlds in online education. It is thought to be particularly timely due to the current "state of play" of virtual world adoption and use across the tertiary education sector globally (see, for example, Dalgamo, Gregory, Carlson, Lee, & Tynan. 2012; de Freitas. 2008; Kelton, 2007; Kirriemuir, 2010a, 2010b, 2012). For several years, there was a great deal of hype surrounding the use of virtual worlds in academia for learning. teaching, research, and student support. However, as this initial hype has subsided and the technology is now displaying signs of approaching maturity (Lowendahl. 2013, 2014), we are seeing a body of sound. evidence-based strategies and practices that has accrued over time as a consequence of ongoing scholarship.
Link
Citation
Virtual Worlds for Online Learning: Cases and Applications, p. vii-xiii
ISBN
9781634821490
9781634821940
Start page
vii
End page
xiii

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