Prologue

Sue Gregory; Belinda Tynan; Mark J W Lee; Barney Dalgarno

Prologue

Sue Gregory, Belinda Tynan, Mark J W Lee, Barney Dalgarno

School of Education

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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.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Virtual Worlds for Online Learning: Cases and Applications
Editors	Sue Gregory, Mark J W Lee, Barney Dalgarno, Belinda Tynan
Place of Publication	New York, United States of America
Publisher	Nova Science Publishers, Inc
Pages	vii-xiii
Edition	1
ISBN (Print)	9781634821490, 9781634821940
Publication status	Published - 2015

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Name	Education in a Competitive and Globalizing World

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Educational Technology and Computing
Higher Education

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Prologue. / Gregory, Sue; Tynan, Belinda; Lee, Mark J W et al.
Virtual Worlds for Online Learning: Cases and Applications. ed. / Sue Gregory; Mark J W Lee; Barney Dalgarno; Belinda Tynan. 1. ed. New York, United States of America: Nova Science Publishers, Inc, 2015. p. vii-xiii (Education in a Competitive and Globalizing World).

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