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SCORM, AICC, xAPI – Which one do I need?

eLearning 24-7

SCORM’s premise, not what it can or cannot do, was its huge premise of interoperability—far more so than AICC. In the late 80s, AICC, the predecessor to SCORM, was born. Fast forward to the early 2000s, and a US government-sponsored group, the ADL Initiative, took the best of AICC, added some much-needed changes, and SCORM 1.0

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SCORM Vs. xAPI (Tin Can): eLearning Content Standards

Academy of Mine

Both SCORM and xAPI are content standards used to create eLearning courses. Tin Can, otherwise known as xAPI, was developed in 2013 (over a decade after SCORM was released). After all, what’s the difference between SCORM and xAPI? And if you’re using SCORM, does it make sense to convert all of your eLearning to xAPI?

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SCORM vs. Tin Can (xAPI) vs. AICC: What’s the difference?

eLearningMind

Before we get into how SCORM, Tin Can (also called xAPI, or Experience API), and AICC are different, let’s start with what they all have in common: a complicated acronym (AICC is a doozy), and standards and specifications for eLearning content that is compatible across multiple platforms. What is AICC? What is SCORM?

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Exploring SCORM, CMI5, AICC, and Tin Can (xAPI)

BrainCert

In this blog, we will delve into four widely recognized eLearning standards: SCORM, CMI5, AICC, and Tin Can (xAPI). CMI5 enables developers to create interactive eLearning content that can be effectively shared between different platforms while providing useful data about learner performance throughout an entire course or program.

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eLearning Trivia

Association eLearning

There are others such as xAPI (previously known as Tin Can) and AICC. On the other hand, a motivated learner will seek out the information they need if it isn’t provided to them. The spelling of “eLearning” has never truly been standardized, but it’s agreed that it describes learning that takes place through electronic devices.

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What Is xAPI? Overview & Benefits of Experience API

WhatFix

Back to Blog Employee Training & Development What Is xAPI? the Director of the Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative, aptly said, ‘xAPI is what helps us put the puzzle together’. What Is xAPI? xAPI stands for Experience API and is a cutting-edge eLearning standard format. xAPI is a massive ‘upgrade’ to SCORM.

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The Role of xAPI in Creating Powerful Learning Experiences for the Modern Workforce

Origin Learning

From early adopters who used archaic systems to set up a lesson that could be shared on one computer with an instructor to guide employees, to modern workplace learning that’s focused on xAPI -enabled mobile learning; eLearning at the workplace has traveled a long way. AICC and SCORM – The Core Standards of eLearning.

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