"This book examines the potential of games and simulations in online learning, and how the future could look as developers learn to use the emerging capabilitie

"This book set unites fundamental research on the history, current directions, and implications of gaming at individual and organizational levels, exploring all

Contains research and current trends used in digital simulations of teaching, surveying the uses of games and simulations in teacher education.

Designed for learning professionals and drawing on both game creators and instructional designers, Learning by Doing explains how to select, research, build, se

Learning is at its best when it is goal-oriented, contextual, interesting, challenging, and interactive. These same winning characteristics also define the best