Handbook of Research on 3-d Virtual Environments and Hypermedia for Ubiquitous Learning

Contributed by an international group of researchers working in computer science, engineering, psychology, and other fields, the 23 chapters in this volume explore the application of 3D virtual reality in educational environments and effects on student motivation and interaction. They discuss learning environments like remote access laboratories, virtual laboratories, an avatar-based virtual class platform, virtual educational spaces, architectures of virtual environments, 3D cultural scenarios, a 3D virtual museum, and virtual training, as well as the effects of learning style preferences. In the second section, they address future trends in educational hypermedia and ubiquitous learning, including the role of memory and cognition, studying tasks and tablets, pedagogical agents, the role of learner prior knowledge, u-learning and hyperaudio learning environments, informal learning in the health context, developing learning objects and simulation environments, the use of intelligent agents, and augmented reality. Annotation c2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)