How to Prepare High-Level Massive Online Open Courses for the Metaverse: Tools and Needs †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. MOOCs and the Edu-Metaverse
3. Tools and Needs
3.1. Softwares
3.2. Gamification as Tool
4. Criticism and Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Iacono, S.; Vercelli, G. How to Prepare High-Level Massive Online Open Courses for the Metaverse: Tools and Needs. Eng. Proc. 2023, 38, 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2023038002
Iacono S, Vercelli G. How to Prepare High-Level Massive Online Open Courses for the Metaverse: Tools and Needs. Engineering Proceedings. 2023; 38(1):2. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2023038002
Chicago/Turabian StyleIacono, Saverio, and Gianni Vercelli. 2023. "How to Prepare High-Level Massive Online Open Courses for the Metaverse: Tools and Needs" Engineering Proceedings 38, no. 1: 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2023038002
APA StyleIacono, S., & Vercelli, G. (2023). How to Prepare High-Level Massive Online Open Courses for the Metaverse: Tools and Needs. Engineering Proceedings, 38(1), 2. https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2023038002