The gamification of learning and instruction
Subtitle: game-based methods and strategies for training and education
By: Karl M. Kapp
Publisher: Pfeiffer
Published: 2012
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9781118096345
Subjects: Educational games; Computer-assisted instruction; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Human Resources & Personnel Management; Simulation games in education
Description: "Learning professionals are finding success applying game-based sensibilities to the development of instruction. This is the first book to show how to design online instruction that leverages the best elements of online games to increase learning, retention, and application. It explains how to match different game strategies to types of learning content for the right learning outcome and discusses how gamification techniques can be used in a variety of settings to improve learning, retention and application of knowledge. Supported by peer-reviewed studies and examples from corporations who have adopted game-based learning successfully, the book illustrates how combining instructional design thinking with game concepts can create engaged and interactive learning experiences across a variety of media, from online to face-to-face"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.