Learning and Research in Virtual Worlds

This book examines learning and research in virtual worlds. The scope of the work is inclusive of virtual worlds from Second Life™ to World of Warcraft™ and their application in real world academic work across a myriad of disciplines.

This book was originally published as a special issue of Learning, Media & Technology.

Jeremy Hunsinger is Assistant Professor of Communication Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada.

Aleks Krotoski is a Research Associate at the Oxford Internet Institute, and writes for The Guardian and Observer newspapers. She is based in London, UK.