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Course Hero Overview

What is Course Hero?

When 24 million students and educators come together, amazing things can happen. Course Hero is an online learning platform where you can access over 20 million course-specific study resources contributed by a community of students and educators. Students can find practice problems, study guides, videos, class notes, and step-by-step explanations for every subject they're studying — from economics to literature, biology to history, accounting to psychology, and everything in between. With Course Hero, students can quickly find the resources they need to complement what they're learning in the classroom. They get guidance for their toughest assignments, gain a deeper understanding of core concepts, and study for exams in their courses at their schools. By studying with Course Hero, students are prepared to tackle any class with confidence.

Course Hero Details
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Product Description

Course Hero has all the study documents, expert tutors, and customizable flashcards you need to succeed.


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Year Founded
2006
HQ Location
Redwood City, CA
Twitter
@CourseHero
9,425 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
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3,054 employees on LinkedIn®

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Raghuveer K.
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Raghuveer K.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"A one-stop academic resource"
Problem solutions that it provides on the assignment
Maduranga K.
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Maduranga K.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
0.0 out of 5
"Steer clear! - Corrupt and mismanaged company"
I like their promise to help with your hard points in the courses. Unfortunately, which they fail to do. They promise to let you download, but give...
Shiann S.
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Shiann S.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
0.0 out of 5
"They just want your money"
Answers to questions. I liked when it was free to get an answer to a question. But now you have to pay for it just to get an answer to a question. ...
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What do you like best about Course Hero?

For elementary class, some useful information Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Course Hero?

Totally worthless for advanced classes - and deceptive terms - you can cancel the auto-renew at any time but you still pay for the full year after having used it for 1 hour. Do NOT sign up for the year until you have used it for a while. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Course Hero solving and how is that benefiting you?

None Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Course Hero?

I like that you can post the documents, have a transcript for it, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Course Hero?

I disliked that certain sections we're only available if you paid money to sign up fully. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Course Hero solving and how is that benefiting you?

Providing material to others. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Course Hero?

I use it whenever I take a class outside of work. It gives you the ability to find and share notes from former students for the same class Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Course Hero?

sometimes the preview of documents you want to unlock is misleading. You might think you are unlocking the right documents but because of the way the original contributor of the referenced the documents, it might not be what you expect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Course Hero:

Great place to archive and gather notes from previous and present students Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Course Hero solving and how is that benefiting you?

This is a platform you use as a student or if you are part of the school staff to share documents and notes about classes already taken or in progress. the only way this affects your business is if a school staffer would want to integrate it as part of the tech stack for sharing documents with the students. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Course Hero?

I love that it has answers to questions from literally any subject in any and every field! The quantity of content covered is seriously amazing. I love how detailed the explanations are as well. It is a great way to prepare for tests. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Course Hero?

The pricing structure is insanely high. To access most of the questions, you would need to pay a really high amount and that has nothing to do with how much or how less you use the website.

The formatting of the website is not so good, either. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Course Hero:

If you are willing to pay a high price, go for it! Also, it is easier to use "ctrl+f" to find what you need on this as well, since it can be difficult to find the question you are looking for because of the formatting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Course Hero solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have used this as a reference material for exams and I generally have my students look at this as well. It is quite good but honestly, you can find better answers out there with a really low/no cost. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Course Hero?

I'm able to access documents from past years in order to prep for exams. I also like how I'm able to upload a document and in return, I get credits that are applicable to get documents from the site. What I also like about coursehero Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Course Hero?

The monthly subscription is too expensive. I've only utilized the downloading documents and not really familiar with the tutoring services. Maybe advertising that more can help reach more users like me. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Course Hero:

Have prices for certain amount credits. For example $1 for 5 credits. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Course Hero solving and how is that benefiting you?

Not applicable. Haven't solved ay business problems are you solving with Course Hero yet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Course Hero?

All of the different study and homework options make it a good website to use to assist in homework and studying. The tutors are very helpful for assignments in which there is not much information on the site. The rewards and scholarship options are also great for helping students find potential ways to pay for school. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Course Hero?

I dislike the lack of textbook solutions. Compared to other resources, textbook solutions are a huge factor when purchasing online study tools and it's hard to justify the price when Chegg has multiple options. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Course Hero solving and how is that benefiting you?

The benefits Course Hero provides are that they have multiple assignments uploaded from previous semesters that assist in learning the material, but without the textbook solutions to many upper level books, it is still difficult to justify. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Course Hero?

I liked the concept of crowd sourcing answers and that multiple perspectives had the potential of adding depth to a problem and solution. I liked the flashcards because thats my own personal style so having them done already was great. I think its smart to exchange student material for their access to coursehero. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Course Hero?

The amount you have to comb through and the amount you have to wait in between asking a question and waiting for a tutor. Also the fee is 100+ but it doesn't really give you much accessibility. I think if students and tutors had direct contact, it would be easier to get answers in a timely manner which would create more usefulness. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Course Hero:

I would opt for udemy or codeacademy or even studygate. If you do choose to go the route of coursehero, have a lot of time on your hands as communication can be slow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Course Hero solving and how is that benefiting you?

I had used it to refine some skills needed towards a project Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jennifer R.
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What do you like best about Course Hero?

The ability to find old lab reports and homeworks via typing in your high school or university and professor. If you upload your own work as well, you are allowed a certain amount of free views. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Course Hero?

Every time you view a document, even if it isn't what you needed, you lose that view and now have one less view. You also have to upload many of our own documents in order to get a few free views Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Course Hero solving and how is that benefiting you?

It's expensive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Course Hero?

From a user standpoint, it was easy to navigate around the product. I found it easy to learn and work through. I like how you are able to pull of study guides and work through problems that other people have at points. The features like standby tutors are also helpful in times when you can not figure out Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Course Hero?

There are some products that do not come with costs that will do the flashcards in an easier and more efficient way at least from my standpoint Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Course Hero:

The product can be frustrating at times, but these issues are to happen when dealing with such a large scale as we were at the University of Georgia. Overall worth the effort to try. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Course Hero solving and how is that benefiting you?

From an educational standpoint, you can streamline the time it takes to make tests and quizzes. From a student standpoint, you feel much more comfortable with the material you have learned. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Management Consulting
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What do you like best about Course Hero?

The list of college courses, live tutors that answer particular questions, flashcards and better preparation material can be helpful Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Course Hero?

It is very costly for what you get. The price is not student friendly, website has been associated with copyright infringements, data available on their site can be used by students which goes against honor code. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Course Hero solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is helpful for people who need quick academic help . Material is well organized for members of coursehero. It has become quite popular among students and has useful content! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.