From the course: Learning SCORM and Tin Can API

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Why is SCORM important?

Why is SCORM important?

- So why is it so important to create SCORM compliant e-learning courses? Well, let me start by saying, it's not. If you're not planning to upload your courses to a SCORM compliant LMS, that is. You can create all the e-learning courses you like, and leave them on your computer, or burn them to a disc, or even stick them on a network where others can access them. But, if you are planning to upload your courses to an LMS, a learning management system, that's when it might be important to ensure they are SCORM compliant. SCORM compliant e-learning content can be reused in a variety of systems and frameworks. Which means organizations involved in the creation of e-learning can easily change LMS vendors without having to rewrite expensive custom interfaces. SCORM compliant content is a way to protect your content investment. Thanks to SCORM, you'll always have the flexibility to reuse course materials in multiple scenarios. You'll be able to take course materials you created with one set…

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