Course Hero Homework Helper

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As companies race to come out with tools they claim can detect when prose was written by a bot, some are wondering whether a previous generation of homework-help tools might soon be rendered obsolete.

Some instructors have opposed companies like Chegg and Course Hero, as trying to get content related to the courses they teach removed can cause a headache. The chatbots represent a new headache, for teachers and possibly also for homework-help companies.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif., June 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Course Hero, the popular online study platform serving over 225,000 educators and millions of students, today announced that its AI Homework Help solution has been selected as winner of the "Best AI-based Solution for Education" award in the seventh annual AI Breakthrough Awards program conducted by AI Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global Artificial Intelligence (AI) market today.

AI Homework Help allows students to upload documents and quickly receive recommended resources and explanations to help expand on their study materials. The breakthrough solution connects students to quality course-specific resources. Homework Help is accessible in a variety of ways including through the mobile app, chatting with an AI course assistant, asking questions directly to a human tutor, and searching the platform's extensive content library.

Course Hero guides students through an enriched, personalized, and innovative study experience. Upon uploading their study materials, students receive a document back with defined and highlighted key concepts layered in. Students can also practice with similar questions and related materials matched from their documents so they can dive deeper into their studies and get ready for exams with more confidence. If they don't understand the provided explanation, they can highlight the question, and click to get help from expert tutors.

"We are honored to be recognized from AI Breakthrough for our work to bring thoughtful and responsible AI to the learning journey," said John Peacock, CEO of Course Hero. "This accolade reflects our commitment to transform studying into a seamless experience for every course. By integrating AI with education, we are empowering learners and educators alike, creating more personalized and effective learning experiences for all."

The mission of the AI Breakthrough Awards is to honor excellence and recognize the innovation, hard work and success in a range of AI and machine learning related categories, including Generative AI, Computer Vision, AIOps, Deep Learning, Robotics, Natural Language Processing, industry specific AI applications and many more. This year's program attracted more than 5,000 nominations from over 20 different countries throughout the world.

"Course Hero uses AI to ensure students can turn those study grinds into steady wins. All too often, students get stuck, have trouble understanding, and slack on practice when it comes to homework. Additionally, many don't have the time or resources to wait on or even afford a tutor or office hours," said Steve Johansson, managing director, AI Breakthrough. "Students leave Course Hero feeling motivated, energized, connected to the content they need, supported, and successful. This innovative use of AI in a help product makes Course Hero's AI Homework Help our 'Best AI-based Solution for Education.'"

About Course HeroCourse Hero is on a mission to help students graduate confident and prepared. The online study platform now combines powerful AI study tools with a library of course-specific study resources created by and for students and educators, as well as 24/7 tutor help. More than 225,000 faculty across the U.S. and Canada use Course Hero to share their resources with the community, collaborate with other faculty, and hone new strategies for instruction. Every day, students, educators, and tutors on Course Hero help more than 30 million students make every study hour count.

About AI BreakthroughPart of Tech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence and recognition platform for global technology innovation and leadership, the AI Breakthrough Awards program is devoted to honoring excellence in Artificial Intelligence technologies, services, companies and products. The AI Breakthrough Awards provide public recognition for the achievements of AI companies and products in categories including Generative AI, Machine Learning, AI Platforms, Robotics, Business Intelligence, AI Hardware, Computer Vision and more. For more information visit AIBreakthroughAwards.com.

Tech Breakthrough LLC does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in our recognition programs, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with award designations. Tech Breakthrough LLC recognition consists of the opinions of the Tech Breakthrough LLC organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Tech Breakthrough LLC disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this recognition program, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.

Parents need to know that Course Hero - Homework Help gives students access to notes and materials for a variety of courses -- mostly for upper level high school and college -- that have been submitted by other students. Students can also ask a tutor questions by sending a picture of a problem or describing it in text. A subscription is required, but a few downloads and questions are given for free. Read the developer's privacy policy for details on how your (or your kids') information is collected, used, and shared and any choices you may have in the matter, and note that privacy policies and terms of service frequently change.

COURSE HERO - HOMEWORK HELP is a subscription service for homework help via tutors and access to course information, like notes. Students can search the thousands of classes included and download course materials. They can also send a photo or text-based question to a tutor and receive a quick response. Two questions are included for the free version with more questions allowed with the subscription. Similarly, the number of downloads are limited with the free version, with full access with a subscription. The app is powered by real people: tutors who are paid or get credits for loading course documents and answering question. If the tutor who first sees a question can't answer it, it is passed on to another tutor.

For the price a one tutoring session a month, this tool can offer students access to ask a tutor questions. For an app, the Course Hero - Homework Help subscription is pricey, but for higher level high school classes and college courses, this may be a worthwhile investment. The tutors respond very quickly -- there are usually hundreds available at any time. The course documents, though, are sketchier. Some schools and classes may have stellar content while others may be disappointing. Overall, the customer service and tutoring service are very responsive, so the quality of the course docs might improve -- or be an acceptable loss.

Encourage kids to talk to teachers or professors during tutorial times or office hours to build relationships as well as get help. Walk kids through how they can ask and advocate for themselves. What's okay to ask? How should you ask?

Student groups, clubs, fraternities, and sororities have collected test files for decades, giving members of those groups a distinct advantage over others. Course Hero and similar websites put everything on the table for everyone, leveling the playing field.

For faculty, Course Hero gives you the chance to see how students are sharing the information you teach them, and to look at the different ways other professors are teaching similar subjects. You can get ideas, know which tests and homework problems were most difficult and gather tools to better teach your classes.

These websites also promote social development. You can join a study group and meet students in your class you otherwise might not have worked with. You can choose to study through the internet, or meet at a physical table and chairs on campus. In this way, Course Hero allows you to make connections with others who you can help, and who can help you.

Most of the websites have safeguards against what they consider cheating. There are courses of action professor can take if they find their copyrighted information online. These websites leave it up to professors and universities to define in their honor code what cheating is, and to give that information to the student.

One of the big problems with Course Hero is that if a student wants to cheat, the website offers all the tools they need to do so. It provides a temptation to students who are looking for exam answers and want to cheat in class.

The line between getting assistance to study and cheating is sometimes hard to see. Course Hero makes it even more difficult. While new technologies can provide more opportunities for dishonesty, try using them as a resource or as a reason to teach your students about ethics in education.

Back in the day, the only way for kids to get help with homework was with a parent, guardian, or sibling. And while this was well and good for elementary school, middle school and especially high school aged kids had to hope the person helping had the knowledge in all subjects for that assistance.

For help with everything from math to physics to law, Brainly is a homework helper worth checking out. Type your questions or snap a photo and then browse through search results or ask your specific question.

Similar to Brainly, Chegg Study can help you with many subjects like calculus, business, chemistry, and more. Type in your question and then review the Expert Q&A or Textbook Solutions tabs for answers.

With Course Hero, you can enter your school for a personalized experience and see assignments and references. Ask five tutor questions to get started, upload documents, and view your library of questions and materials.

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