This section provided an overview of the SCORM Run-time Environment — the part of the SCORM that enables communication between a Sharable Content Object (SCO) and a learning management system.

 

    • The LMS controls which SCOs are launched at what time through the use the the Launch Mechanism. A SCO cannot launch another SCO.


    • A SCO uses the SCORM API to communicate its state to an LMS, and to request, receive and send information from and to the LMS.


    • The SCORM Data Model gives a SCO and an LMS the ability to understand one another by establishing a common vocabulary. It helps make interoperability possible by establishing standard data elements so systems and content can exchange and store information.

 

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