About Course Hero

Hello, guys! 

Today, I am going to tell you about an application that I recently came across. Having been a student of literature, I understand the importance of resources available for students. So when Yulian Golodnykh, the Outreach Coordinator of Course Hero contacted me about a study guide for Khaled Hosseini's famous book, The Kite Runner, I was pleasantly surprised to see how useful it really is. 

Course Hero is an app that is available for free download and it comes with in app purchases. It has a great variety of resources on books that are popular. You obviously do not have to be a student in order to use it. For a teacher like me who aspires to teach literature at some point, it comes across as being beneficial to understand some books better. Even as a  reader, we are sometimes curious to read up more on a book, and the resources shared on Course Hero will satisfy that curiosity. 

The site is also very easy to use in any browser. Check it out right here. So you obviously do not have to own a smartphone and there is no need to download the app. The site provides just as much as the app even in terms of free content. 

Here is how I used the application to find out more about The Kite Runner: 

Once you sign up, you also get a few free tutor questions to ask in case the documents available do not answer your questions. The free questions option is really cool because who doesn't love free stuff? But do keep in mind that in order for you to read up more on a book, there is a certain fee to be paid on a monthly basis, which for me, makes absolute sense as you will be referring to something someone worked hard to make.

Here is some more information provided by the coordinator Yulian: 

The course specific study guide and the literature study guides are available for free if the individual decides to create a free account. Otherwise, if they do not want to create an account they will only be allowed 3 study guide page views. The paid portion of our site is specifically for resources that students have uploaded, and again, while some individuals choose to pay, site/app users can gain "free" access to all sorts of documents and study guides if they upload unique documents such as notes and study guides to our site. 

I would say this app/ site is worth a try. Download, sign up and see how it goes. If you do end up using it, let me know your thoughts!