V-Learning Distance Education in the 21st Century Through 3D Virtual Learning Environments /

• Main Authors: Annetta, Leonard A. (Author), Folta, Elizabeth (Author), Klesath, Marta (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2010.
• Subjects: Education.; Education > Data processing.; Educational technology.; Higher education.; Educational Technology.; Computers and Education.; Education, general.; Learning & Instruction.; Higher Education.

Equally grounded in the research and the practical applications developed by the authors over a number of years, this book shows how virtual learning environments could represent the future of higher education. As academics begin to use environments such as Second Life to reach a broader student aud...

Table of Contents:

• Distance Learning in the 21st Century
• Millennials and Why They Fail in Distance Learning Environments
• The Power of Serious Games in Education and Why We Are at a Critical Crossroads in Distance Education
• Use of Virtual Learning Environments in Distance Education
• Serious Games, Simulations, and Case-Based Reasoning
• The Role of Synchronous Interactions Within Higher Education Distance Education Courses
• Presence, Identity, Self-Representation, and Perspective Taking Within Virtual Online Courses
• Situated Learning and Engagement in Distance Education
• Learning, Psycho-Cognition, and Flow
• Assessing and Evaluating Virtual World Effectiveness
• Tri-Hybrid Learning.