Presents comprehensive information about the major e-learning standards. This work focuses on those standards such as the AICC and SCORM specifications for interoperable data tracking, searchable meta-data, and interchangeable course structures and the QTI specification for interoperable tests and test questions.
There are distinct sets of standards in the e-learning, or online classroom, environment that enable all components of a learning system to communicate with each other. However, choosing which set of standards would best suit the system's needs, then understanding and following those specifications can be a daunting task. In E-Learning Standards: A Guide to Purchasing Developing and Deploying Standards-Conformant E-Learning, the developers of the first learning management system to be AICC-certified for Web-based learning provide the first road map to this complex topic. They offer a brief history of the specifications and standards, clarify which specification or standard applies to each e-learning component, and give practical advice on how to build a "future-proof" e-learning environment.
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