Title:
The virtual world of education, training and learning.
, Introduction
The essay is a research on the virtual world of education, training and learning using the
following examples: e-learning, mobile learning, social media, massive open online
courses (MOOC’s), open educational resources (OER’s) educational games and
webinars. The essay also argues and debates these examples within the broader
context of the human resource function in the public sector. Thus, convincing the reader
by providing, discussing and explaining reasons that support the importance of following
a specific procedure to ensure that these examples are handled in an orderly manner.
Actually, the purpose is to talk it out in a formal way, to put opposing viewpoints and
discuss them.
Body
Virtual World
Virtual worlds are engaging, stimulating spaces where students can meet online for
normal class activities, including lectures, discussions, case studies, projects, papers,
exams, and labs. Classes are a mix of synchronous and asynchronous activity. A virtual
world class differs from a traditional course management system, such as Blackboard or
Moodle, due to the three-dimensional (3D) graphical setting, the use of avatars to
represent the class participants, and the sense of presence that puts the learner within
the scene.
Public sector human resource management is an integrated process that occurs in a
particular milieu, comprising all the main activities carried out by certain individuals and
groups in the public sector institutions as part of their assigned duties in order to
achieve certain objectives (human resource and institutional objectives) by making use
of resources or aids and by following certain outcomes (professional ethical guidelines)
for effective and efficient action.
E-learning
E-learning is a system of learning and sharing knowledge based on utilizing electronic
resources in order to facilitate formalized teaching and learning. The course content and
The virtual world of education, training and learning.
, Introduction
The essay is a research on the virtual world of education, training and learning using the
following examples: e-learning, mobile learning, social media, massive open online
courses (MOOC’s), open educational resources (OER’s) educational games and
webinars. The essay also argues and debates these examples within the broader
context of the human resource function in the public sector. Thus, convincing the reader
by providing, discussing and explaining reasons that support the importance of following
a specific procedure to ensure that these examples are handled in an orderly manner.
Actually, the purpose is to talk it out in a formal way, to put opposing viewpoints and
discuss them.
Body
Virtual World
Virtual worlds are engaging, stimulating spaces where students can meet online for
normal class activities, including lectures, discussions, case studies, projects, papers,
exams, and labs. Classes are a mix of synchronous and asynchronous activity. A virtual
world class differs from a traditional course management system, such as Blackboard or
Moodle, due to the three-dimensional (3D) graphical setting, the use of avatars to
represent the class participants, and the sense of presence that puts the learner within
the scene.
Public sector human resource management is an integrated process that occurs in a
particular milieu, comprising all the main activities carried out by certain individuals and
groups in the public sector institutions as part of their assigned duties in order to
achieve certain objectives (human resource and institutional objectives) by making use
of resources or aids and by following certain outcomes (professional ethical guidelines)
for effective and efficient action.
E-learning
E-learning is a system of learning and sharing knowledge based on utilizing electronic
resources in order to facilitate formalized teaching and learning. The course content and