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The 4th Industrial Revolution: From the Pandemic to the Remote World – The New Reality in Education

This IEEE conference provides academic and industry professionals the opportunity to discuss research into MOOC technologies as well as the practical aspects of creating and offering MOOCs to diverse worldwide audiences. Now in its eighth edition, LWMOOCs is a respected international forum to collaborate, share, network, learn, and display the latest advances in MOOCs. This edition will be the first hybrid one in Latin America, with the aim of spreading the MOOC movement and involving new institutions to enhance teaching and learning through technology.

Topics for Discussion

We call for submissions from a variety of disciplines and topics. We encourage submissions that build on the theme of enhancing workforce diversity and inclusion. All submissions will be double-blind peer-reviewed, and a selection will be chosen to present a vibrant program that maximizes time for discussion and participation through a single-track threaded with poster sessions, full-length paper presentations, shorter lighting-round presentations, active-learning workshops, and keynote presentations from leading experts. Example topics, though not limited to this list, include:

• The role of MOOCs shaping the 4th Industrial Revolution
• Expanding the learner community through MOOCs
• Social implications of MOOCs
• Assistive and inclusive MOOC techniques
• Open content, open licensing, and MOOC delivery
• International cooperation in MOOC projects
• Using MOOCs in employee training
• Scaffolding courses and planning MOOC curricula
• On-line MOOC degree programs
• Learning analytics in MOOC courses
• Learning science and educational research models
• Learning engineers applying sound science with MOOC platforms
• Machine Learning, AI, and MOOC delivery
• Experiences, best practices and lessons from the Pandemic
• The new reality, the post-pandemic scenario in education at all levels

IEEE Event Conduct and Safety Statement Language

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Location & Venue

Located in the center of the Guatemalan territory, the country’s central region is where Antigua Guatemala lie. This region offers spring like weather all year round, boasts an array of attractions, and serves as a perfect starting point to travel to other destinations around the country.

The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Antigua remains Guatemala’s must-visit destination. A former capital, the city boasts an impressive catalogue of colonial relics in a magnificent setting. Streetscapes of pastel facades unfold beneath three volcanoes. Many old ecclesiastical and civic structures are beautifully renovated, while others retain tumbledown charm, with fragments strewn about park-like grounds.

The Learning with MOOCs conference 2022, will be held at Hotel-Museum Casa Santo Domingo (3a Calle Oriente No. 28 A, La Antigua Guatemala), one of the most historic, ecofriendly and best-rated colonial hotel. (Visit venue website).

Airlines

Major airlines have flights to Guatemala. For example if you come from Spain you can choose Iberia. If you are coming from United States, you can find direct flights from Los Angeles, Houston, Dallas, Atlanta, with airlines like as American Airlines, United Airlines, among others.

The city of Antigua Guatemala has a wide range of hotels in an area very close to the venue of the event (3a Calle Oriente No. 28 A, La Antigua Guatemala), some of the recommendations within a walking distance are:

• Venue, Hotel Casa Santo Domingo (https://www.casasantodomingo.com.gt/)
• Hotel y Arte Antigua (https://hotel-y-arte-antigua.negocio.site/)
• Hotel Las Camelias Inn (https://www.cameliasinnantigua.com/es/)
• Hotel Convento Santa Catalina (https://www.hotelconventosantacatalina.com/)
• Hotel Aurora (http://www.hotelauroraantigua.com/es/)

The city of Antigua Guatemala is located 40 kilometers from the international airport. At the airport you can hire private or shared transportation upon arrival. The hotels also provide the transfer shuttle.

Contact our local team for any suggestion or question about logistics (lwmoocs@galileo.edu)

Registration

Registration will be open in time and is being done through the the ConfTool® Submission Server. If you don't have an account, please create one first.

Registrations are only valid after receipt of payment.

¹ One paper is included in the conference fee, for each additional paper (not more than 2 (3 in total)) you want to present an additional fee of 100 USD (each) is charged.

• The fee for authors is the same for in-person and virtual participants. The authors fee includes the publication of the paper in the IEEE conference proceedings. The fee includes the participation in the virtual environment for networking and posters showcase. Access to all the sessions and workshops that will be transmitted and recorded for virtual attendance.
• The fee for in-person participants includes coffee breaks and lunch for days 29 and 30 September. A reception and social dinner for networking will be organized in a restaurant to be announced – optional and not included in the conference fee.
• Please send any question to our local team (lwmoocs@galileo.edu)
• In the case that an author is not able to travel, the author will be able to present in an online session without problems.

² For the list of low-income countries see: PDF list.

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