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