The Run Time Environment

The Run time Environment contains guidance for launching, communicating with and tracking content in a Web-based environment. The SCORM Run Time Environment provides the communications layer and common data scheme and vocabulary necesary for rich interactivity on the Web.

The section on the Run Time Environment
includes the following:


Launch and
Communications API
  A mechanism for a communicating the state of the learning resource (Is it running? Is it finished?) and enabling the transfer of information (e.g. students name, progress) between an LMS and learning content  
Data Model
  A common set of data elements, ensuring that essential information can be collected and tracked by different learning management systems