About Course HeroCourse Hero, Inc., the company behind the website www.coursehero.com, provides students with supplemental study resources and a vibrant online learning community. The company's motto, "Learn. Share. Teach. Achieve," reflects the firm's belief in the power of peer-to-peer, crowdsourced learning.
Founded in 2007 by then-college student Andrew Grauer, Course Hero maintains a catalogue of 7 million study aids contributed by users from more than 4,300 universities worldwide. Approximately 93% of the students who use the site say that their grades have improved since they joined. Course Hero provides students with the tools they need to construct robust supplemental study plans for their college courses. The site offers a database of lecture notes, assignments, study guides and practice tests in addition to hosted video lectures from educators across the country. The new Flashcards feature allows students to create, share and store flashcards online and also generate quizzes to check their understanding. To round out its offering, Course Hero also provides 24/7 access to expert tutors to affordably provide students with the personalized attention they need on their own schedule. Course Hero offers both free and paid membership options, so that students can gain access to these valuable resources regardless of their budget. Many students choose to earn free membership by contributing documents to the Course Hero database. In addition to gaining free access, students may choose to upload documents through the Course Hero Knowledge Drive, the company's philanthropic initiative, which donates 1 book to Africa for every 10 documents a student uploads. In partnership with Books for Africa, Course Hero established the Knowledge Drive to simultaneously build a powerful resource for college students while giving the gift of education to underserved communities abroad. The Knowledge Drive will make its first donation of over 44,000 books to libraries in the Gambia in February 2012. |
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