Virtual Environments for Corporate Education

Employee Learning and Solutions
Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-1-61520-619-3
Verlag: Business Science Reference

Buch, Englisch, 426 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 221 mm x 286 mm, Gewicht: 1325 g

Reihe: Advances in Higher Education and Professional Development

Corporations are beginning to see the educational potential of virtual realities in the workplace. Thanks to its unique characteristics as well as its ability to bring dispersed people together in an almost “real” environment for relatively low cost, virtual environments may become the preferred educational arena for corporations.

Virtual Environments for Corporate Education: Employee Learning and Solutions provides theoretical background for the use of virtual realities in corporate education, focusing on practical applications such as the designing, implementing, and measuring of such technologies. This book discusses various ways in which technology can be integrated with virtual realities in order to provide the most effective learning environment. Overall, this book provides a foundation for those who want to discover how people have successfully used virtual realities for corporate education as well as ways in which to improve on already implemented ideas.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ritke-Jones, William

Über Autor(innen)

William Ritke-Jones is the President and Principal of CyberMations Consulting Group in Boston, MA. CyberMations designs, develops and implements organizational and team growth initiatives as well as distance learning programs for corporations. These initiatives transform people, teams and organizations into those that are high-functioning, collaborative and democratic and that can reach their highest creative and productive potential. Ritke-Jones has designed online learning programs that integrate a variety of tools for eight years. Much of his work and research on education has been on education in virtual realities. This work started when he was the co-wizard of Oak MOO at Indiana University of Pennsylvania from 2001-2003 and continues with his research on designing corporate education in virtual worlds.