In order to help educators chart their course for the future, scholars of education, computer science, and communication explore current trends in the use of virtual realities in teaching and learning. The topics include student engagement and the creation of knowledge within a three-dimensional virtual learning environment; using virtual environments to motivate students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; a teacher's story on integrating virtual worlds in teaching and learning; gender differences in video games and learning; online behavior of the social media student; virtual worlds in the context of competence development and learning; conversational metabots for educational applications in virtual worlds; and digital structures and the future of online leadership
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