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The courses are free if one does not want a certificate, i.e. audit mode. For certification the platform charges approximately ₹1,000 (approximately US$ 12). A course billed as "Asia's first MOOC" given by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology through Coursera starting in April 2013 registered 17,000 students. About 60% were from ...
In 2011, Chegg acquired Zinch, a scholarship search and networking service for high school students and college recruiters, and continues to offer the service, under the Chegg brand name. [31] Chegg acquired software company 3D3R in late 2011 to develop its digital textbook product, kickstart its mobile product group, and open an engineering ...
[1] [2] StudyBlue was acquired by Chegg in 2018 for $20.8 million [3] and discontinued at the end of 2020. [4] StudyBlue was founded by two students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison as The Class Connection in 2006. The company was renamed StudyBlue in 2009. [citation needed]
Chegg stock has lost nearly 70% over the last year and has been roughly cut in half in 2024. From its peak in 2021, the stock is down over 95%. Since the launch of ChatGPT in late 2022 the company ...
Notehall is an online marketplace, in which college students can buy and sell class notes. [1] Notehall gained recognition after appearing on the ABC reality show Shark Tank in October 2009. It has since been purchased by Chegg, a textbook-rental company, for $3.7M in equity and undisclosed cash. Notehall.com was later integrated into the Chegg ...
A free course can be "upgraded" to the paid version of a course, which includes instructor's feedback and grades for the submitted assignments, and (if the student gets a passing grade) a certificate of completion. [57] [60] Other Coursera courses, projects, specializations, etc. cannot be audited—they are only available in paid versions.
Course Hero was founded by Andrew Grauer at Cornell University in 2006 for college students to share lectures, class notes, exams and assignments. [ 4 ] In November 2014, the company raised $15 million in Series A Funding, with investors that included GSV Capital and IDG Capital.
Chegg Tutors (formerly known as InstaEDU) was an online tutoring company that matched students seeking help with online tutors. Students could receive help either on-demand or by scheduling a lesson. Students could receive help either on-demand or by scheduling a lesson.