Shaping the Future of Online Learning: Education in the Metaverse

Each new technological innovation creates new opportunities in the field of education and affects the learning preferences of individuals. In this respect, it is important to investigate the ways to use these technologies in education to ensure learners receive the best possible education. Shaping the Future of Online Learning: Education in the Metaverse discusses up-to-date knowledge and experience regarding emerging technologies, processes, and applications for online learning. The book also provides a guide for technology enthusiasts, online course designers, and institutions that facilitate the innovative technologies in online learning. Covering critical topics such as augmented reality, virtual reality, immersive learning, and gamification, this reference work is ideal for instructional designers, educational software developers, programmers, teachers, policymakers, administrators, principals, industry professionals, researchers, scholars, practitioners, academicians, instructors, and students.

Gurhan Durak is Associate Professor of Computer Education and Instructional Technology at Balikesir University. Dr. Durak gained his Ph.D. in Distance Education at Anadolu University at December, 2013. His academic interest areas are open and distance learning, social learning networks, support services in distance education, online learning and administration of distance education He has over than 20 journal articles published in international indexes, 1 international book chapter and other national and international articles, papers submitted to international meetings.