Topic: A Study of E-learning Standards
Author: Kamaljit Kaur A.S. Grewal
Year: 2002-2003
Abstract:
e-learning Standards refer to a system of common rules for content, authoring software and Learning Management Systems (LMSs) – rules that specify how courses can be created and delivered over different platforms. The goal behind development of e-learning standards is delivering the right information to the right people at the right place and time. The e-learning standards ensure that developers create content that is interoperable with LMS an easily re-useable by other developers of standard-conformant content.
Objectives of the research were:
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To create awareness about e-learning standards
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To recognize why the “e-learning standards” and “SCORM” are important
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To find learner’s opinions about e-learning standards
Due to lack of awareness among the sample learners, the author taught them about e-learning standards and SCORM through 40 mins lecture and an online course. The online course modules consisted of content, formative and summative evaluation, feedback. The author prepared a questionnaire for data collection.
e-Learning standards will create a powerful set of tools to us in the educational world. It will increase the quantity and quality of content, increase the effectiveness of learning by enabling greater personalization and develop interchangeable content that can be assembled, disassembled and re-used quickly and easily. It will also ensure that buyers are not “trapped” by a particular vendor’s proprietary learning technology
