McGraw-Hill Connect Reviews & Product Details

McGraw-Hill Education Connect is a robust toolkit of learning resources designed with the flexibility instructors need, to unlock the potential of a diverse student population. Connect provides opportunities for both formative and summative assessment. Our adaptive technology provides students with a safe place to make mistakes encouraging deliberate practice and enabling them to move one step closer to mastery. AUTO-GRADING Your valuable time and expertise should be devoted to teaching—not grading. Connect will automatically grade assignments and quizzes, providing you with easy-to-read reports so you know which students need more guidance. CONSOLIDATED RESOURCES Who has the time to sift through multiple files, folders and click through various websites? Not you. Everything you need to be an effective educator is at your fingertips; consolidate all your course materials with Connect. TAGGED LEARNING OBJECTIVES Focus on what’s important: learning outcomes. Within Connect, you can create assignments and run reports to quickly assess whether students are learning crucial course content. SMARTBOOK SmartBook is a digital version of your course textbook. It contains the same content within the textbook, but unlike a typical eBook, SmartBook actively tailors that content to your individual needs as a student. SmartBook can be accessed online through your laptop. And, many SmartBooks are available on tablet, too!

Seller

McGraw-Hill Education

Discussions

McGraw-Hill Connect Community

Solution Type

All-in-One

Overview by

Nick McFadden (Sr. Manager, Digital Marketing at McGraw-Hill)

Value at a Glance

Averages based on real user reviews.

Time to Implement

3 months

Return on Investment

20 months

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Last updated: Nov 04, 2026

What is McGraw-Hill Connect, and what problem is it built to solve?

McGraw-Hill Connect is used to bring digital course materials and learning activities together for students and educators. It supports course learning with online textbooks, assignments, quizzes, and resources that help students practice and instructors monitor progress.

What company sizes and industries is McGraw-Hill Connect the best fit for?

McGraw-Hill Connect has a visible footprint in mid-market and enterprise organizations, particularly in education-related settings. Positive user experience is represented across these segments:

Company size — Mid-market: Organizations with 51–1,000 employees.
Company size — Enterprise: Organizations with more than 1,000 employees.
Industry — Higher education: Colleges and universities are a prominent setting.
Industry — Education management and e-learning: These education-focused sectors also feature prominently.

How long does it take to implement McGraw-Hill Connect across a team?

Implementation reports most often describe a go-live in under a day, though some teams report a longer setup. The reported ranges include:

Time to go live	Relative frequency
Under a day	Most common
Under a month	Also reported
One to three months	Less common

What customer support options does McGraw-Hill Connect provide, and how do users find the overall support experience?

Chat support is available. The support experience is mixed: users describe helpful, responsive assistance, while others report difficulty resolving technical problems or getting timely follow-up.

What tools and platforms does McGraw-Hill Connect integrate with, and how do these integrations help users get more value from the product?

McGraw-Hill Connect is used with learning management systems (LMSs), including:

LMS platforms: Canvas, Blackboard, D2L, Moodle, Schoology, and Brightspace.

These connections can make it easier to reach course materials from the LMS and transfer assignments or grades, though setup and grade syncing can take care to configure.

What features or capabilities could make McGraw-Hill Connect even more useful?

McGraw-Hill Connect could be more useful with clearer navigation and smoother workflows for instructors and students. Users also point to opportunities to improve reliability and give instructors more control over assignments and grading:

Simpler navigation: Make course materials, resources, and administrative tasks easier to locate.
Greater reliability: Reduce slowdowns, glitches, and interruptions during reading and assignment work.
More flexible assignment tools: Make assignment setup, question editing, answer handling, and grading easier to customize.

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Mitchell C.

Retired Air Force, going to school.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/8/2025

Guest users or non-business users of the software, not included in G2 scores.

"So far it has been a terrible experience"

0.5/5

What do you like best about McGraw-Hill Connect?

Nothing thus far. I have had nothing but trouble. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about McGraw-Hill Connect?

I have taken two classes which utilize Honorlock and it didn't work for either class. It was glitchy during my first class before ultimately not working at all, It ends my session after a few seconds of starting the test, I ended up taking my exams on paper. My second class Honorlock didn't work at all and set me back over a week and counting working with the instructor to figure things out, back to paper on campus. pretty much defeats the purpose of taking an online course. I have exhausted all of their live chat troubleshooting steps, Very limited, nothing worked, I even tried the computer in the library on campus. I sent an email to which they replied they elevated me to their tier II team, whatever that means, but I have yet to hear back from them. In the meantime I'm jumping through hoops trying to schedule tests on campus and falling further behind. I really wish my school had chosen a different proctoring system. Honorlock has been a huge hassle that could potentially result in me having to drop this class which is a prerequisite for the class im taking next semester. This has been a major distraction that has already negatively impacted my grades. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Education Management

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/24/2025

Guest users or non-business users of the software, not included in G2 scores.

"Difficult to Access, Needs Improvement"

0/5

What do you like best about McGraw-Hill Connect?

most questions are good but overall will use sometimes Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about McGraw-Hill Connect?

its to hard to access, will never load can never find article that I need, only certain times your able to use,needs to be shut down Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in E-Learning

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

1/19/2025

Guest users or non-business users of the software, not included in G2 scores.

"The worst education tool I've ever been forced to use"

0/5

What do you like best about McGraw-Hill Connect?

The first customer service agent I spoke with was extremely professional and competent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about McGraw-Hill Connect?

I'm on day 6 of my MBA course, and after not being able to access the textbook with inclusive access through McGraw Hill Connect until DAY 4 of my course, I'm now on DAY 6 and suddenly receiving "ERROR XXX - RMS USER SYNC ISSUE" errors preventing me from accessing the textbook or quiz entirely.

My quiz is due tonight and this terrible program is directly preventing me from completing my coursework. Not even 1 week in, and I've experienced nothing but issue after issue. If you can avoid using McGraw Hill Connect, do it like your life depends on it. This tool is completely unreliable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Higher Education

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

6/26/2024

Guest users or non-business users of the software, not included in G2 scores.

"Great resource, subpar support"

3.5/5

What do you like best about McGraw-Hill Connect?

The way the online text books integrate with the hard copy textbooks. The software makes it easy to use both in a way that supplements learning for those who've learned better online and those who learn better in a book. The crossover is just impressive because the software is easy to use in the content is easy to understand and learn. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about McGraw-Hill Connect?

There is, unfortunately, a communication disconnection between schools and this publisher. Because textbooks are sold from the bookstore of a school via an access code, McGraw-Hill support cannot assist with things like platform access because they did not directly sell the product to the student. When there is a problem with the system, it becomes very difficult for a student to keep up with classwork when they cannot get technical support from the publisher. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ARVINA .

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

12/21/2023

"Innovative student education supplementing software"

4.5/5

What do you like best about McGraw-Hill Connect?

Connect is a very innovative tool that helps our students in higher classes to give them extra knowledge on their subjects like Maths and Computers. The concepts that are presented in their course structure, are very easy to understand, such that the teaching in classroom is complemented by the courses available on Connect. The concepts are very simplified in the course structure in form of video tutorials with modules like Algebra and Graphs. The material is drilled into the brains so well, that our students have started performing very well after we incorporated Connect. The homework and gradebook features are doing very good for our kids. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about McGraw-Hill Connect?

In some videos, the instructors use language that has a little accent to it, which does make it a little difficult to understand for students who are from rural background. Other than that, everything seems to be fine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is McGraw-Hill Connect solving and how is that benefiting you?

McGraw-Hill Connect is bringing the global standard of education in our school to our students. It is helping our students compound their knowledge base by the course structure being followed by thousands of students and schools across the world. We have seen amazing results for our students who have started using Connect, in a way that they were able to retain information in a far better way after an entire year than the students who did not use Connect at all. We are planning to incorporate Connect in other classes as well now. The best features are of homework and assessment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Arunkumar K.

Information Security Analyst

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

10/26/2023

"McGraw-Hill Connect: Good Learning Platform"

4/5

What do you like best about McGraw-Hill Connect?

McGraw-Hill Connect offers a nice digital learning space to read and practice. It uses adaptive learning technology to personalize the learning experience. We can tailor content as per our comfortability and preference. The customization of the contents and delivery make the learning hours easy and likable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about McGraw-Hill Connect?

Users cannot pause and resume certain practice tests when there is a need, you need to finish what you started. Even though it simulates real world test scenarios, during many situations this could a pain in the neck. Another thing is about the technical glitches we endure sometimes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Omkar K.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

3/1/2024

"Very accessible and easy to use"

5/5

What do you like best about McGraw-Hill Connect?

Very easy to use and seamless integration with canvas. I use it almost daily for my school work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about McGraw-Hill Connect?

Sometimes it shows assignments from previous courses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lindsey P.

Technology Coordinator

Primary/Secondary Education

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/12/2023

"Not the most intuitive digital textbook management."

3.5/5

What do you like best about McGraw-Hill Connect?

Assigning textbook and resources the teachers is pretty straight forward. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about McGraw-Hill Connect?

I find that finding where you need to go to do the action you need to do can be difficult. There seems to be no way to remove students. Creating password for students can be an effort. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Tim S.

Senior Instructor

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

Originally submitted 9/9/2022

"McGraw Hill- Very user friendly, simple and straight forward"

4.5/5

What do you like best about McGraw-Hill Connect?

I love the variety of activities provided- tests, simulations, homework, quizzes, etc.. I also like that the videos are updated every so often and provide contemporary topics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about McGraw-Hill Connect?

The SmartBook grade goes to 0 when a student completes it past the due date. That requires me to dig through the Connect gradebook which is hard to follow for these types of assignments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/16/2023

"Worst piece of software I have ever used"

0/5

What do you like best about McGraw-Hill Connect?

nothing, I wouldn't wish this experience on my worst enemy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about McGraw-Hill Connect?

everything, I constantly get logged out while i'm trying to read the textbook, probably 4 times in the past half hour. Constantly making me close the tab and log in all over again. The user interface is unbearable and it wont let you open another tab to read the texbooks while doing practice questions. It asked my to contact customer support if I experienced any issues only to show me their United States offices and a general support number that would probably push me over the edge if I tried calling. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.