Course Hero is a comprehensive online education platform that provides students and educators with a convenient and efficient learning experience with its rich learning resources, strong community interaction, and personalized learning tools.
Course Hero website introduction
Course Hero is an online edtech platform founded in 2006 and headquartered in Redwood City, California, USA. The platform is dedicated to providing students and educators with a wide range of services and resources designed to assist high school and undergraduate students with curricular clarity.
Main features:
Learning Resource Sharing: Course Hero is a UGC (User Generated Content) online learning resource sharing platform that allows students and educators to upload, share, and access a variety of learning materials. Currently, 8,900 schools in more than 60 countries have contributed 7 million learning materials to Course Hero, including notes, outlines, quizzes, and more.
Preview and download of learning materials: Students can preview various learning materials on Course Hero, and if they need to download the full version, they usually need to pay or upload their own learning materials in exchange for downloading.
Online Tutoring: Students can connect with tutors through Course Hero for consultation and discussion on a wide range of subjects and courses. So far, 37,000 teachers have joined, and their role in Course Hero is more like a "Zhihu big V" in the education field or a "mentor you can contact on Linkedin".
Study Groups: Course Hero provides the ability to form study groups where students can share documents, exchange ideas, and connect with other learners.
Course Aids: In addition to study materials and online tutoring, Course Hero also provides aids such as smart lightning tables, study aids for major exams, and writing guides to help students better understand and master knowledge.
Self-paced learning: Course Hero allows students to study on their own time and at their own pace, with no set login time requirements, providing students with a high degree of flexibility and adaptability.
Revenue model:
Course Hero's main revenue model is online subscription payment, and currently has one million paid subscribers. The annual subscription fee is around $120. In addition, student users can also get the right to use all learning materials on the website for free by uploading learning materials.
Corporate honors:
On April 18, 2023, Course Hero was selected into the "2023 Hurun Global Unicorn List" with an enterprise valuation of 20 billion yuan, ranking 354th. On April 9, 2024, Course Hero was selected into the "2024 Hurun Global Unicorn List" with an enterprise valuation of 25.5 billion yuan, ranking 261st.