A meta course takes enrolllments (and other role assignments) from a "child" course or courses. In other words, for every child course added to the meta course, all students (and users in other roles) are also enrolled in the meta course.

Individual students cannot be added to a meta course, only child courses via the "Child courses" link in the course administration block.

Note: if you need to bundle courses for business or professional reasons, the Meta Course functionality may be too limited. Contact us about our Course Bundling Add-On.