Finding the right tutor is like finding a personal trainer – there are countless to choose from but finding one that you connect with can be an arduous task.

Likewise for tutors, letting students know about your areas of expertise, rates and services is akin to running your own small business.

But for tutors and tutees alike, this process just got easier. A lot easier.

The online resource WyzAnt is tutor-student matching service that offers in-home, private instruction in academics, test prep, music and more. With a database of more than 16,000 tutors from all around the country, all you simply do is search for tutors available in your ZIP code, contact the potential tutors via email, purchase your lessons online and have your first lesson with WyzAnt’s 100 percent satisfaction guaranteed policy. Read the rest of this entry »

Going online for college courses is an increasingly popular medium for attending class. It’s convenient, self-paced, and best of all, affordable!

EduFire is another to join the ranks of the online class providers. This week they announced the receipt of $1.3 million in funding to increase their offerings to students.

There are currently a number of courses students can follow. It was originally a platform for learning languages – thus the robust offerings in that category. There are about 50 language courses, including American Sign Langauge, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish. Read the rest of this entry »