More about SCOs

In addition to having the means to communicate with a learning management system, there are two very specific requirements designed to ensure sharability and reusability. First, a SCO may not launch other SCOs. If something other than the LMS were able to launch content, the LMS would not be able to manage the learning experience. Second, a SCO should be independent of learning context. It's best to avoid saying such things as “In the last lesson we learned…,” since your learners may not necessarily have seen the last lesson.

 

 

 

The SCO is the lowest level of learning resource that can be tracked by an LMS using the SCORM Run-time Environment. Tracking enables essential capabilities such as controlling the order in which information is presented and the storage and retrieval of information about the learner and their performance.