Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Realities in Education (Smart Computing and Intelligence)

This book describes the current state of the art of various types of immersive learning: in research in practice and in the marketplace. It discusses advanced approaches in the design and development for various forms of immersive learning environments and also the emerging innovations in assessment and research in the field. In addition it demonstrates the opportunities and challenges in implementing advances in VR and immersion at scale in formal and informal learning.We are living in a time of rapid advances in terms of both the capabilities and the cost of virtual reality multi-user v irtual environments and various forms of mixed reality. These new media potentially offer extraordinary opportunities for enhancing both motivation and learning across a range of subject areas student developmental levels and educational settings. With the development of practical and affordable virtual reality and mixed reality people now have the chance to experience immersive learning both in classrooms and informally in homes libraries and community centers.The book appeals to a broad readership including teachers administrators scholars policy makers instructional designers evaluators and industry leaders.