courseware

noun

course·​ware ˈkȯrs-ˌwer 

: educational software

Examples of courseware in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The courseware grading system enforces the use of an unambiguous grading rubric, which furthers the bureaucratization of classroom life that helped to amplify grade inflation in the first place. —Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 4 Nov. 2025

Originally known for its numerous textbook imprints, the world’s largest education company now delivers educational courseware, assessments, and a fleet of digital education modules. —Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 8 May 2024

For while colleges typically receive 5-10% of revenue under bookstore contracts, most don’t distinguish between hoodies and higher margin courseware. —Ryan Craig, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024

In 1989, Control Data Corporation (CDC) CEO Lawrence Perlman sold the PLATO trademark and some of its courseware to the Roach Organization, which eventually renamed itself PLATO Learning and is today called Edmentum. —Cameron Kaiser, Ars Technica, 25 Oct. 2023

Word History

Etymology

course entry 1 + ware entry 1

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for courseware

• aftercare
• anywhere
• billionaire
• chinaware
• debonair
• dinnerware
• disrepair
• doctrinaire
• earthenware
• everywhere
• frigidaire
• kitchenware