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The Polytechnic Institute of Oporto (IPP), which has a solid history of online education and innovation
through the use of technology, has been particularly interested and focused on Massive Open Online
Courses (MOOC) developments. The aim of this paper is to present the whole process from initial
discussions to completion of the “Mathematics Without Limits” MOOC Project that exists in IPP and
also to contribute for a change in the way as teaching and learning Mathematics is seen and
practiced nowadays. In 2013, IPP developed its own platform, which gave us the opportunity to
explore new educational techniques as a pedagogical resource as well as to enhance students’
motivation, through a set of interactive materials at their disposal, totally adapted to their needs.
Students lack of motivation is mainly justified by their weak Math preparation, poor consolidated basis
on the subject and different backgrounds of the students. To tackle this issue and based on our Math
online courses teaching experience, we decided to create short duration MOOC, expecting to aid
retention of students and also to reverse the path of students giving up on Math by giving them a
friendly way of managing their own learning commitment. We also think that this MOOC will be a
good approach to level out some math skills among freshmen.
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Open education Connectivism MOOC Online Learning
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