Barr, Matthew, <br/><br/>
Graduate skills and game-based learning  using video games for employability in higher education /  [electronic resource] / 
Matthew Barr. 
 - 226 pages :  illustrations (black and white) 
 - Digital education and learning .
 - Digital education and learning. .
<br/><br/> Speaking to very current concerns about the employability of higher education graduates and the skills that university is intended to develop, this book also explores the attitudes to game-based learning as expressed by instructors, students and game developers.  This book explores the efficacy of game-based learning to develop university students' skills and competencies. While writing on game-based learning has previously emphasised the use of games developed specifically for educational purposes, this book fills an important gap in the literature by focusing on commercial games such as World of Warcraft and Minecraft. Underpinned by robust empirical evidence, the author demonstrates that the current negative perception of video games is ill-informed, and in fact these games can be important tools to develop graduate skills related to employability. Speaking to very current concerns about the employability of higher education graduates and the skills that university is intended to develop, this book also explores the attitudes to game-based learning as expressed by instructors, students and game developers. 
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<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Askews and Holts. <br/>Mode of access: World Wide Web. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9783030277864 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Video games in education.<br/>Education, Higher--Methodology.<br/>Teaching.<br/>Education.<br/>Education<br/>Media studies<br/>Educational equipment & technology, computer-aided learning (CAL)<br/>Higher & further education, tertiary education<br/>Study & learning skills: general
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.