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Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) is a new innovative way of distributing knowledge to millions of learners around the world. Despite being an excellent learning tool with global reach, MOOC has its own set of limitations, which results in incredibly low rate of course completion. Conventional techniques of content presentation are of lack personalization and interaction. For that reason, there is a need for MOOC to embrace advanced learning techniques to provide a more engaging experience to its learners. This paper explores into three techniques namely, Active Learning, Augmented Reality and Gamification. Augmented MOOC concept demonstrates the amalgamation of these techniques. It illustrates the positive impact in current learning scenario to produce interactive and more engaging content to escalate leaners motivation in completing a MOOC.
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To Cite this Article: Ahmad, E. A. binti. (2020). Augmenting Learning Experience in Massive Open Online Learning (MOOC). International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 10(10), 1201-1209.
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