What is SCORM?
SCORM is a set of technical standards that lets e learning content work across different learning management systems and report progress in a consistent way. It is the reason a course built once can run on many platforms without being rebuilt.
Content works across different learning management systems and reports progress in a consistent way.
A compliant course tells any compliant LMS who started it, how far they got, and whether they passed.
When content must run on more than one platform or report into an LMS.
Think of it as a common language. A SCORM compliant course tells any compliant LMS who started it, how far they got, and whether they passed, all in a format every system understands.
Figure 1. One course, many platforms
Drawn from this article: a SCORM compliant course is built once, runs on many platforms, and tells any compliant LMS who started it, how far they got, and whether they passed. The three platforms are drawn to illustrate “many”; the article gives no count. Structure only; no measured values.
Without a standard like this, every course would have to be custom built for every platform. SCORM is what makes e learning content portable.
Without a standard
Every platform, a rebuild- Every course custom built for every platform
- Rebuilt each time it moves
With SCORM
Portable content- A course built once can run on many platforms
- Progress reported in a consistent way
Sthenos builds standards aware learning systems, like the digital learning platform built for a global education network, so content travels cleanly between tools.
Do I need SCORM for online courses?
If your content needs to run on more than one platform or report into an LMS, a standard like SCORM saves you from rebuilding it each time.
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