Higher Education in Virtual Worlds: Teaching and Learning in Second Life

by Jan Kingsley and Charles Wankel

The use of virtual world platforms is still in its infancy and many educators are wondering how best to use such platforms as a complement to their teaching and facilitation strategies. Targeted at educators and researchers wishing to use virtual environments in their teaching practice "Higher Education in Second Life" provides practical advice specifically for educators in higher education. This book focuses on the use of Second Life - a free, readily-accessible...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849506094
• ISBN13: 9781849506090
• Release Date: November 2009
• Publisher: Emerald Group Publishing
• Length: 259 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.5" x 9.5"