Open LMS allows us to group users by Cohorts to easily perform bulk operations, such as enrolling users in courses. In this article, you can learn about cohorts, although you will not be able to create them unless you are a site administrator.

Enrolling a Cohort

To enroll a cohort in your course, simply go to Course Administration > Users > Enrolled Users and click Enroll Users. The Select cohorts option will allow you to choose the appropriate cohort to enroll all its members in your course.

Finish by clicking Enroll selected cohorts and users.

Enrollment via Cohort Sync

Additionally, you can add—if it is not already added—the enrollment method Cohort Sync. This way, you can enroll the cohort (you will need to know its name), and from that moment on, if users are added to or removed from the cohort through administration, the list of enrolled users in your course will update to reflect the changes.

First, add the appropriate enrollment method. Access the course where you want to sync and click the gear icon Course Administration > Users > Enrollment Methods.

Select Cohort Sync from the Add method dropdown and configure it on the next screen by selecting the cohort to sync and the role that will be assigned to the users when enrolling them. Click Add method to finish.