Course Hero
coursehero.com
Crowdsourced study-resource library with AI homework help and on-demand tutoring on subscription.
Course Hero is an online learning platform founded in 2006, headquartered in Redwood City, California. It operates as part of Learneo, Inc., whose portfolio also includes CliffsNotes, LitCharts, QuillBot, Scribbr and Symbolab.
The platform connects students with course-specific study resources, including user-uploaded documents, practice problems, textbook solutions and AI-assisted homework help, alongside on-demand tutoring. Much of its library is crowdsourced from students, with experts and tutors supplementing it.
It runs on a freemium subscription model, with plans reported from around $9.95 per month on annual billing up to $39.99 month-to-month, plus paid tutoring. Course Hero reports serving millions of learners and over 200,000 faculty, suiting college students seeking supplementary study materials and quick homework help.
Pros & cons
Pros
- Large crowdsourced library of course-specific study materials
- AI homework help plus textbook solutions and tutoring
- Part of a well-funded edtech group (Learneo)
Cons
- Subscription auto-renews and credits can expire, drawing complaints
- Crowdsourced content quality and accuracy can vary
Key features
- User-uploaded document and study-resource library
- AI-powered homework help
- Textbook and practice-problem solutions
- On-demand paid tutoring
Key facts
- Type
- Homework Help & On-Demand Q&A
- Model
- Subscription / group classes
- Founded
- 2006
- Headquarters
- Redwood City, California, USA
- Regions served
- US, Canada, Australia (global)
- Subjects
- Broad college and high-school subjects; course-specific materials
- Pricing
- Subscription ~$9.95-$39.99/mo; paid tutoring add-ons
- Scale
- Part of Learneo (CliffsNotes, QuillBot, Symbolab…); millions of learners