Dedication To my father who I lost during writing this book Foreword By John Falchi Acknowledgement To those who impacted the writing of this book Chapter 1 Distance Learning in the 21st Century Chapter 2 Millennials and Why They Fail in Distance Learning Environments Chapter 3 The Power of Serious Games in Education and Why We Are at a Critical Crossroads in Distance Education Chapter 4 Use of Virtual Learning Environments in Distance Education Chapter 5 Serious Games, Simulations, and Case Based Reasoning Chapter 6 The Role of Synchronous Interactions Within Higher Education Distance Education Courses Chapter 7 Presence, Identity, Self-Representation and Perspective Taking Within Virtual Online Courses Chapter 8 Situated Learning and Engagement in Distance Education Chapter 9 Learning, Psycho-Cognition and Flow Chapter 10 Assessing and Evaluating Virtual World Effectiveness Chapter 11 Tri-Hybrid Learning