CHAPTER 5
Relevant Technology Standards and Specifications
This chapter explains the industry standards that are relevant to an LMS. It describes the three main specifications that allow courses and the corporate LMS or LCMS-LMS to interoperate. It covers eight standards that allow the academic LMS to interoperate with other software-based teaching tools. It explains xAPI, CASS, and the total learning architecture for LMS products to interact with other technologies. It covers the WCAG and Section 508 standards for accessibility. And it describes standards for system security and data privacy.
Is your LMS accessible to people with physical or cognitive challenges? Is the system secure against hacking? Are you storing any potentially sensitive ...
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