Grokit, Social Learning Game
Grockit is definitely mixing traditional social networking with the power of Massively Multiplayer Online gaming (MMO).
Learners study for tests such as GMAT in a live, competitive and collaborative environment as they earn and give points for good performance that are collected as they move to different levels of “expertise” in the community.
Players can invite friends and play synchronously. They can discuss questions and answers as they play live in a chat window as they eliminate wrong answers. They can also see why right answers are right and why the wrong answers were wrong.
The website was covered on TechCrunch50 this week.