"Following on the enormous growth and reach of computer gaming, most recently on mobile devices, and because of faculty members' desire to connect with millennials, online games have made their way into college classrooms. As part of our Tech. EDU series, this book focuses on how games are being used in college and what that might say for higher education today. Kevin Bell has assembled a book made up of a series of case studies, wherein faculty pilot games and game-derived techniques in college and university classes. He uses these examples to ground a practical discussion of gaming and gamification best practices, prefaced by a wide-ranging introduction to the topic in the broader context of computer-mediated teaching and learning"-- Provided by publisher.

Prologue. Ashton to apple -The breakout year --A societal imperative : the Impetus for online education -- How did we get here? : the maturation of online education -- The fairy tale MOOC -- The hero's journey -- Ethical decision making -- Dungeons and discourse -- Threat of crime and terrorism -- Assessing gamification : conclusions and implications -- Catching fire : the model that burned brightest -- Captain's epilogue.