"With an increasing use of video games in various disciplines within the scientific community, this book seeks to understand the nature of effective games and to provide guidance for how best to harness the power of gaming technology to successfully accomplish a more serious goal"--Provided by...

"This book applies the principles of research in the study of human cognition to games, with chapters representing 15 different disciplines in the learning sciences (psychology, serious game design, educational technology, applied linguistics, instructional design, eLearning, computer...

In order to effectively use games in the classroom, teachers and parents need to agree on games' positive functions toward students' learning, decide and select good educational games relevant to content and tasks in the classroom, and disseminate their acquired knowledge into the teaching...

"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 capabilities of the Semantic Web. It explores how the Semantic Web will impact education and how games and simulations can evolve to become robust...

"This book covers the main issues in language learning and teaching based on technology tools and programs. It addresses the application and implementation of research methodologies within English language classrooms in different cultures around the world. The main focus is the review,...

"This book explores the field of instructional design. It reinforces the instructional design process to aid professionals and educators in the implementation and preparation of the technological learner and their environment. It bridges the gaps between the instructional designer and the...

"This book develops an intelligent system to classify electrocardiogram signal classification signals for 4 common heart disorders, which are supraventricular tachycardia, bundle branch block, anterior myocardial infarction (Anterior MI), and inferior myocardial infarction (Inferior MI) as well...

In the field of computer aided language learning (CALL), there is a need for emphasizing the importance of the user. This book presents methodologies, strategies, and design approaches for building interfaces for a user-centered CALL environment, creating a deeper understanding of the...

This book explores the role of information seeking and retrieval in the development of information systems to support personalized and autonomous learning by introducing key concepts from information science.