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Course Hero

Score9 out of 10

2 Reviews and Ratings

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What is Course Hero?

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.

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Key Features

Learn about the best (and worst!) features Course Hero has to offer, as determined by TrustRadius' reviewers.
Based on 2 ratings of Course Hero's features
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Top Performing Features

  • Course authoring

    Users can develop and assemble online learning content.

    Category average: 8

  • Course catalog or library

    Learning content is organized into a course catalog or browsable library.

    Category average: 8.3

  • Player/Portal

    Students or employees can engage with content and take courses using this interface, which may be called a player or portal.

    Category average: 8.3

Areas for Improvement

  • Cloud-Based Content

    Learning materials are hosted in the cloud, allowing users anywhere, anytime access with an internet connection.

    Category average: 8.4

  • Automation & Integration

    The platform integrates with various other systems to allow for automation features such as adding or removing users from courses and auto-enrollment in courses.

    Category average: 8.3

  • Historical Metrics

    Centralized learning history where users can track their progress and learning goals.

    Category average: 7.6

Reviews

What users are saying about Course Hero.
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An excellent study resource to learn and grow

Incentivized
Verified User
General Manager in Legal (11-50 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Training our employees is an integral part of our policies. Course Hero provides good resources and lets the employee to complete the courses as per their schedule. The language and material of the course is simple and lucid. The assessment questions make them understand how well the have been able to understand the concept associated with the subject.

Pros

  • Subject notes
  • AI-powered answers
  • Option to choose the school

Cons

  • Notes could be little more detailed
  • free access is limited
  • Upload for unlock

Return on Investment

  • excellent learning resource
  • great material
  • Would be better if there was a certificate

Usability

Alternatives Considered

10 Minute Accounts, Economic Modeling Specialists Intl: emsi and 360 Cloud Accounting

Other Software Used

edX for Business, Accountability

Your free way into cracking university.

Incentivized
Verified User
Team Lead (5001-10,000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Some assignments from the university may be hard to figure out from the lectures only. So having aid from another who submitted a similar assignment on course hero helps a lot. It can be used to exchange information and thus benefit both sides at the same time without searching a lot.

Pros

  • Provide answers.
  • Free access.
  • Easy to navigate.
  • Both side benefit.

Cons

  • Evaluating submissions.
  • Checking authenticity.
  • Avoid repeating.

Other Software Used

Quizlet, ProProfs Quiz Maker, Respondus

Most Important Features

  • Free help.
  • Ease of access.
  • Direct results.
  • Quick response
  • Specific ideas

Return on Investment

  • Raised scores.
  • Helped solving problems.
  • Reduced time needed.
  • Provided explanation.
  • Facilitated search for material.