SCORM has served the eLearning community well over the past 20 or so years. SCORM 1.2 quickly followed, and the the most recent version of the standard is SCORM 2004 (which is quite old!). SCORM is an older standard that was first developed by the US Secretary of Defense in the year 2000. In the case of both standards, the eLearning content is packaged as a ZIP archive, along with metadata such as course name and description, and a script that handles the communication between the eLearning content and the LMS. What SCORM and xAPI have in commonīoth SCORM and xAPI provide a standard format and API for eLearning modules, and enable a learner's access, completion, and (if appropriate) test result to be tracked and stored. The two leading and most popular standards are SCORM and xAPI (previously know as Tin Can). Most LMSs are based on a specific standard so that any course materials (potentially developed by a third party) that conform to this standard can be included and used within the LMS.

There are many different open-source and commercial LMS platforms available, and they typically provide a range of features including: The resulting data provides L&D professionals with a record of each individual's learning, and this data can be used to generate reports and provide evidence of compliance. Learners within the organisation can access this content using a browser, and the LMS tracks and records the performance of individual learners. What is an LMS?Ī Learning Management System (LMS) is a software solution that companies use to create, organise, and deliver eLearning content such as courses and assessments. If you have started using the innovative new eLearning feature in MadCap Flare 2021 r2, you will have seen that you have a choice between using a SCORM or xAPI Learning Management System (LMS)and you may have wondered, what is the difference between these two standards? This short article explains what they have in common, some of the key differences, and which you should choose if you are just starting out with an LMS.

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