A Short Course on Structured Course Development, Learning Objects, and E-Learning Standards


Course Overview

This short course is intended to provide a basic overview of structured course development, learning objects, and e-learning standards and specifications. This course is meant to be non-technical in nature, although it is hard to make it so.

Course Goal

A Short Course on Structured Course Development, Learning Objects, and E-Learning standards will provide an introduction to using a structured language such as Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) or eXtensible Markup Language (XML) as a basis for producing a learning design and describing course content, activities, and assignments. The course will tell you what SGML and XML are and distinguish them from HyperText Markup Language. You will understand the concept of learning objects and the issues related to their use in e-learning, and you will learn about the standards and specifications initiatives that are shaping the e-learning world.

NOTE:

This course was developed through the Resource Pool Project.

Key Concepts

Modules

Module 1 – Structured Course Development

Module 2 – Learning Objects

Module 3 – E-Learning Standards and Specifications

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