Assets
and aggregations
To take the analogy one step further, most books
actually have multiple levels of organization. Most are composed
of chapters which, although a part of the whole book, could also
stand alone or become part of another book. The book is like a
SCORM course structure, and the chapters are like content aggregations
made up of assets and SCOs (text, images, topics). Even the book
as a whole could be part of a larger set of books. Each of these
levels, at root, is a collection of assets (text, images, media),
or aggregations of assets (topics, chapters, books).
Considering the example of a textbook can provide insight
into the functions of SCORM Content Packaging. A textbook
or set of books draws materials together, provides organization,
is easily stored, transported, and used in different contexts.
It even contains it’s own meta-data — think title
page, publisher and copyright information, even the table of contents.
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