http://www.inc.com/uploaded_files/image/100x100/issie-3-800x800_29804.jpgBy . Coursera is partnering with eight international organizations to bring its online courses to offline spaces.
Coursera, the Mountain View, California-based provider of massively open online courses or MOOCs, announced Thursday that it is partnering with the Department of State, as well as seven international organizations, to launch a series of so-called "Learning Hubs" around the globe.  
At these hubs, students will be able to take MOOC courses together and get assistance from in-class facilitators for free. All of the costs for infrastructure and space are covered by Coursera's global partners, and the facilitators themselves will be volunteers. Read more...