Cengage Partners with MobLab to Integrate Gaming into MindTap Economics Courses

Collaboration Delivers Experiential Learning to Reinforce Economics Concepts

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Oct 25, 2018, 11:00 ET

BOSTON and PASADENA, Calif., Oct. 25, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Cengage, an education and technology company, is partnering with MobLab, a provider of online games and experiments for Business and Economics, to incorporate application-based games into MindTap for Economics learning experiences. More than one million students take Principles of Economics each year, and MindTap is the leading digital courseware for the course.

Beginning as a pilot next spring with a full roll-out in Fall 2019, MobLab's interactive activities will be seamlessly integrated into the MindTap digital learning platform. Instructors will be able to assign and administer MobLab games within a student's learning path in MindTap and incorporate scoring into the MindTap gradebook. Additionally, MobLab games will available for leading upper level Economics courseware products, such as International Economics and Money & Banking.

"Cengage continues to invest in building better products that deliver a quality learning experience for students," said Erin Joyner, Senior Vice President for Higher Education Product at Cengage. "Gaming engages students in learning, and the addition of MobLab to MindTap for Economics will reinforce key concepts while also helping students to think critically and problem solve -- important skills for the classroom and beyond."

MindTap is available as a standalone purchase or through a Cengage Unlimited subscription. Cengage Unlimited is the first all-access subscription for digital textbooks, access codes for online homework and study guides. Students pay one price to access more than 22,000 digital products across 70 disciplines and 675 courses – $119.99 per semester or $179.99 a year.

"We are thrilled to announce this partnership with Cengage," said Walter Yuan, CEO, MobLab. "The combination of great content with a platform that connects theory and practice through interactive experiments revolutionizes the student learning experience."

For more information on MindTap, visit www.cengage.com/mindtap. For more information on Cengage Unlimited, please visit www.cengage.com/unlimited. Customers can learn more at Cengage's 14^th Annual Economics Teaching Conference, taking place October 25-26 in Phoenix. More online here - https://www.cengage.com/events/economics-teaching-conference.

About Cengage
Cengage is the education and technology company built for learners. As the largest US-based provider of teaching and learning materials for higher ed, we offer valuable options at affordable price points. Our industry-leading initiatives include Cengage Unlimited, the first-of-its-kind all-access digital subscription service. We embrace innovation to create learning experiences that build confidence and momentum toward the future students want. Headquartered in Boston, Cengage also serves K-12, library and workforce training markets around the world. Visit us at www.cengage.com or find us on Facebook or Twitter.

About MobLab
Founded in 2011 by Caltech economists, MobLab seeks to enhance experiential learning in Business and Economics by providing games and experiments that immerse students in higher concept learning activities. 'A Playground for Decisions' allows students to participate in instructor led activities that promote active learning and discussion.

Media Contact:
Jessica Kravet, Cengage
857-329-5416, [email protected]

SOURCE Cengage