Kriativ-tech Volume 1, Issue 7, April 2018, Pages: xxx Received: Dec. 28, 2019; Accepted: Feb. 25, 2020. Published: Jul. 30, 2020.

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António Santos, Assistant Professor at ISTEC

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António Santos, Mathematical course Design for eLearning environmentDOI: 10.31112/kriativ-tech-2020-06-38

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Mathematics, although seen as the ‘Achilles' heel of many students, has always accompanied humanity, adapting to the evolution of the times, and as such in an era when information technologies are part of people's daily lives. On the other hand, and taking into account the need for convenience of students, as well as the possibility of reaching a larger number of students, many educational institutions are beginning to adopt eLearning as one of the training possibilities. Since eLearning allows students to have access to their training anywhere and at any time, thus adapting to their pace of study and the time available for that purpose. Teachers and designers of mathematics courses try to take advantage of this form of teaching so that students reach their intended goals and start to see mathematics in a different way.The involvement of students with the course can be an asset and motivate teachers and designers of mathematics courses, to create models that involve students in the teaching-learning process, and thereby increase student satisfaction with the course, as well as their greatest acquisition of knowledge. To carry out this task, there are some methodologies to be taken into account, recommended by some researchers.

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eLearning, Mathematics, Course Design, Social Presence, Assessment.

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