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Yesterday we announced a feature that we’ve been very excited about for a long time. Today we have another one to announce: Courses.

What are courses?

Courses are eduFire sessions with multiple students. A teacher can choose to teach a small handful of students (e.g., a Spanish conversation class) or a larger group of people in more of a lecture format (e.g., An Introduction to the Japanese Language).

Note: Courses is very much a beta offering at this point and there will likely be some kinks for us to work out.

What happens in a course?

To be honest, it’s fairly similar to the experience you might have in a traditional classroom (except hopefully a lot more fun and educational!). The teacher is typically live on video and audio and often is sharing some sort of presentation with students. The students might text to communicate with the teacher and other students or they might be live on audio and video. The teacher sets the parameters based on the type of class that’s being offered.

How much does a course cost?

When we officially launch this in the future the teachers will be able to set their own prices for courses. However, for a limited time only we’re making all of the courses free for students. These are beta classes and we’re still working out some of the kinks so we’re excited to make these available to all of you for free while we get everything running smoothly. Can’t beat that huh?

Are courses one-time only or recurring?

This depends on the teacher as well. Some teachers might choose to teach a one-off class (e.g., my upcoming GMAT Basics seminar) while other teachers will choose to have class on recurring basis (e.g., Sebastian’s Intermediate Spanish Conversation class which meets on Tuesdays).

How can I teach a class?

Right now we’re working with a select group of teachers to get this off the ground. Soon we’ll open to all of our tutors to create courses. That’s going to be very, very cool so stay tuned!!

How can I sign up for a class?

Simple. Just go to edufire.com/courses and sign up for your favorite classes. Many classes have already filled up so scoot on over there quickly to reserve your spot. We’ll be adding some more classes soon so stay tuned to the blog and our forums for updates when we add classes.

Courses is a really exciting step for us and it’ll be fun to see some of our amazing tutors be able to offer their teaching services at an even lower price to students. It’s a great and amazingly convenient and based on what I’ve seen so far, a ton of fun!!

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