Edufire
Encyclopedia
eduFire is a distance education
platform and social network service
for live tutor
ing through text and video chat.
-based Web 2.0
startup company
focused on language exchange
and training. It was originally promoted as a language learning engine. However, as it has grown, it has also expanded to offer preparation for tests such as the ACT, SAT, and GRE, as well as topics such as computer technology training.
Competitors include TutorVista
, Tutor.com
, WiZiQ
, GuruFi, Myngle
, and Global Scholar.
Distance education
Distance education or distance learning is a field of education that focuses on teaching methods and technology with the aim of delivering teaching, often on an individual basis, to students who are not physically present in a traditional educational setting such as a classroom...
platform and social network service
Social network service
A social networking service is an online service, platform, or site that focuses on building and reflecting of social networks or social relations among people, who, for example, share interests and/or activities. A social network service consists of a representation of each user , his/her social...
for live tutor
Tutor
A tutor is a person employed in the education of others, either individually or in groups. To tutor is to perform the functions of a tutor.-Teaching assistance:...
ing through text and video chat.
Company
eduFire is a CaliforniaCalifornia
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
-based Web 2.0
Web 2.0
The term Web 2.0 is associated with web applications that facilitate participatory information sharing, interoperability, user-centered design, and collaboration on the World Wide Web...
startup company
Startup company
A startup company or startup is a company with a limited operating history. These companies, generally newly created, are in a phase of development and research for markets...
focused on language exchange
Language exchange
Tandem language learning is a method of language learning based on mutual language exchange between tandem partners...
and training. It was originally promoted as a language learning engine. However, as it has grown, it has also expanded to offer preparation for tests such as the ACT, SAT, and GRE, as well as topics such as computer technology training.
Competitors include TutorVista
TutorVista
TutorVista is an online tutoring company geared towards students. It relies on a combination of voice over Internet Protocol telephony, instant messaging, a toll-free fax number , and an electronic blackboard. TutorVista’s operations are entirely located in India, but most of its market is abroad...
, Tutor.com
Tutor.com
Tutor.com is an online tutoring, homework help, career services and education company founded in 1998 by George Cigale. Headquarters are based in New York City, but many employees and tutors work remotely....
, WiZiQ
WiZiQ
WiZiQ is an online learning platform. The site is designed to help students and teachers find each other, and to provide an online virtual classroom learning environment....
, GuruFi, Myngle
Myngle
-Company:Myngle is a live online language learning website, based in Amsterdam in The Netherlands, allowing students and teachers to get one-on-one real time online lessons from wherever they are. This has resulted in students and teachers participating in over 150 countries.Myngle is free for...
, and Global Scholar.