Journal of Education for Business

, volume 95 , issue 7 , pages 490-496

An application of virtual reality in education: Can this technology enhance the quality of students’ learning experience?

Enda Mcgovern ¹

Gerardo Moreira ¹

Cuauhtémoc Luna Nevarez ²

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Department of Marketing, Welch College of Business and Technology, Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT, USA; |

Department of Management and Marketing, College of Business, Texas A&M University-San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA |

Publication type: Journal Article

Publication date: 2019-12-18

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Journal of Education for Business

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CiteScore: 3.6

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ISSN: 08832323, 19403356

DOI: 10.1080/08832323.2019.1703096

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Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)

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Virtual reality (VR) technology is making its mark across market sectors (e.g., gaming, healthcare, tourism). This paper examines the use of VR in education, specifically in business classes, to be...

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Mcgovern E., Moreira G., Luna Nevarez C. An application of virtual reality in education: Can this technology enhance the quality of students’ learning experience? // Journal of Education for Business. 2019. Vol. 95. No. 7. pp. 490-496.

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