Course Hero vs. Coursera

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Course Hero
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Course Hero headquartered in Redwood City offers their eponymous online learning platform with over 25 million course-specific study resources contributed by its community of students and educators, and produced by the vendor's team of educational content specialists in collaboration with subject experts.
$0
per month
Coursera
Score 7.2 out of 10
N/A
Coursera is an online catalog of learning content, available to businesses to help them to strengthen critical skills, Develop, retain, and advance critical talent, or use role-based assessments to identify skills gaps and advancement opportunities.
$399
per year per user
Pricing
Course HeroCoursera
Editions & Modules
Free
$0.00
per month
Premium
$9.95
per month
Coursera for Teams
$399
per year per user (for less than 125 employees)
Coursera for Business
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Course HeroCoursera
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Course HeroCoursera
Features
Course HeroCoursera
Learning Management
Comparison of Learning Management features of Product A and Product B
Course Hero
8.9
2 Ratings
5% above category average
Coursera
8.8
4 Ratings
3% above category average
Course authoring9.01 Ratings8.94 Ratings
Course catalog or library9.02 Ratings9.14 Ratings
Player/Portal9.01 Ratings8.94 Ratings
Learning content9.12 Ratings9.54 Ratings
Progress tracking & certifications9.01 Ratings9.24 Ratings
Learning reporting & analytics9.01 Ratings8.03 Ratings
Social learning9.01 Ratings8.94 Ratings
Gamification8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
eLearning Content
Comparison of eLearning Content features of Product A and Product B
Course Hero
8.4
2 Ratings
0% below category average
Coursera
-
Ratings
Multi-Lingual Support9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Structured Learning9.12 Ratings00 Ratings
Course Searches9.12 Ratings00 Ratings
Historical Metrics7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Cloud-Based Content8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Automation & Integration8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
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User Ratings
Course HeroCoursera
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
(2 ratings)
8.5
(17 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(2 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Course HeroCoursera
Likelihood to Recommend
Course Hero
It is a great tool to help students find help by providing it without having to pay a lot and search lots of sites, especially when it comes to finding answers based on the name of the course or the university, so it comes precise and directly without searching a lot for them.
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Coursera
The Coursera platform can be a useful part of your overall learning content portfolio if utilized correctly. It's fantastic for asynchronous courses that don't necessarily need a dedicated faculty member (though I'd highly recommend at least having some discussion moderators/student workers) and for offering MOOCs. The ability for the learners to contribute translations really makes it ideal for the international learning community - I am always amazed to see a course we launched with 2-3 languages to quickly have 10-12 more added. This feature really helps expand the audience reach and Coursera has such a large following already that it can grow seemingly overnight.
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Pros
Course Hero
  • Subject notes
  • AI-powered answers
  • Option to choose the school
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Coursera
  • Interaction: the student learns by doing. For programming courses, this means programming!
  • Assessments: the courses I'd taken ask students to grade each others work with a rubric. This is hugely effective and permits tests and quizzes to be other than multiple choice.
  • Creativity and enthusiasm of the instructors. Some of the approaches demonstrated real out-of-the-box thinking by the instructors. For example, the Rice Python course was a self-contained website requiring no installation of IDE on one's computer, and the final project was a working version of Asteroids.
  • Low cost of entry: most of the course I enrolled in were free, with an optional fee for certifications. This really gives people the freedom to explore learning. It's almost like a Public Library of Learning.
  • Coursera forces a weekly discipline on the user with lectures and assignments and this really motivates one to put in the effort.
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Cons
Course Hero
  • Evaluating submissions.
  • Checking authenticity.
  • Avoid repeating.
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Coursera
  • Some of the courses (very few) have some old information (more than 2 years), and in some areas like technology the information has to be very new and updated.
  • Some professors or people doing videos are not good in front of the camera, they should train their people a little bit more for those things.
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Likelihood to Renew
Course Hero
No answers on this topic
Coursera
Constantly renewing already. One of my favourite MOOC platforms.
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Usability
Course Hero
I find it handy resource for learning. I have found the tutors quick to answer and it helps to solve the homework questions as well. It saves a lot of time. I always get support in new subjects and am practically ready for any new subject as there are always good course options available. I would definitely recommend Course Hero.
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Coursera
User-friendly and developer-friendly Web UI.
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Support Rating
Course Hero
No answers on this topic
Coursera
I’ve used it a couple of times and... that did great. They take their time, but in the end they solve your issues.
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Implementation Rating
Course Hero
No answers on this topic
Coursera
Coursera is familiar, intuitive, compatible and easy to use and implement.
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Alternatives Considered
Course Hero
Really good. The courses were really well articulated. the time of learning for less and understanding was good. These are high demand courses in the industry as well. So, these courses can be a great resource for personal and professional development. The material again is a winner on these courses
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Coursera
I think Coursera has the best overall interface. I think you will find that different platforms go in different directions, and have different specialities. For the most part the differences are more in the types of courses they offer than one being particularly better than the other, so it comes down to content for me.
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Return on Investment
Course Hero
  • Raised scores.
  • Helped solving problems.
  • Reduced time needed.
  • Provided explanation.
  • Facilitated search for material.
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Coursera
  • The greatest benefit of Coursera is access to quality courses on various subjects that you can either browse or dive in deeply. Customizable, flexible and accessible.
  • Helps our department to recommend trainees courses on this website and gain important knowledge. Also, the courses are provided by big-name universities which helps students in their careers
  • Developing and exploring professional skills.
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