High wired : on the design, use, and theory of educational MOOs / Cynthia Haynes and Jan Rune Holmevik, editors ; foreword by Sherry Turkle.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Haynes, Cynthia (Cynthia A.)

Holmevik, Jan Rune.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Education--Computer network resources.

Education.

Internet in education.

Object-oriented databases.

Physical Description:

xix, 342 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [1998]

Summary:

High Wired is a collection of essays designed to integrate all aspects of the use and administration of the virtual educational communities known as MOOs (Multiple-user, Object-Oriented environments). The editors have brought together a diverse group of experts whose contributions help answer questions and dispel myths surrounding MOOs and their use in education.

High Wired's essays are arranged in a practical sequence, beginning with the context and history of MOOs, followed by more technical essays on how to set up and administer a MOO. Subsequent essays discuss applications for the use of MOOs in education, and finally, provide theoretical explorations of the nature of MOO communities. High Wired is at once a textbook, a reference book, and a handbook. Teachers, students, and other interested readers will find that it appeals to both practical needs and theoretical concerns.

The URL for Lingua MOO is http: //lingua.utdallas.edu:7000/. For additional information on High Wired, please visit the University of Michigan Press Web site: http: //www.press.umich.edu/bookhome/highmoo/

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0472096656

OCLC:

38130773