This is how online learning used to be before SCORM was created. They would need to make differently formatted DVDs for each brand of DVD player. Without these standards a studio releasing a new movie on DVD would have a big problem. That’s because DVD movies are produced using a set of standards. A regular DVD will play on a Toshiba the same as it will on a Panasonic. When you buy a new movie on DVD you don’t need to check to see if it works with your brand of DVD player. Can you help me with an example or analogy? SCORM does not speak to instructional design or any other pedagogical concern - it is purely a technical standard. Specifically, SCORM governs how online learning content and Learning Management Systems (LMSs) communicate with each other. It is the de facto industry standard for eLearning interoperability. SCORM tells programmers how to write their code so that it can “play well” with other eLearning software. SCORM, which stands for Shareable Content Object Reference Model, is a set of technical standards for eLearning software products.

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