Brighton, April 2006 - Standards are supposed to make life easier, but unfortunately, standards in online learning are far from simple. A bewildering array of bodies, acronyms, and jargon has held back both understanding and implementation: AICC, IMS, ADL, SCORM, IEEE...
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Buyers are confused. They ask for conformance to -˜standards' without understanding why they want them or that what they are referring to are -˜specifications' rather than standards, or that conformance to these so-called standards is open to interpretation. Vendors also exaggerate the benefits of standards, making claims beyond reason and pushing people into asking for conformance when it is often unnecessary.
This thoughtful and detailed white paper by Andrew Hooley, Production Director - Sales Solutions & Technology, Epic describes the current state of play in the development of standards for eLearning, profiles the important standards bodies and the standards they administer - and gives specific, practical information for negotiating the minefield that is eLearning standards.
