| The evolution of the Internet and other | | | | develops technical standards and |
| technologies has led to incredible growth in | | | | recommendations for electrical, electronic, |
| opportunities to teach and learn, away from the | | | | computer and communication systems. The |
| traditional classrooms. The Internet has brought E- | | | | Learning Technology Standards Committee |
| learning that offers many advantages: it is | | | | (LTSC) of IEEE provides specifications that |
| convenient, accessible at any time and can be | | | | address best practices. The most widely accepted |
| used from nearly anywhere in the world. E- | | | | is the specification of the Learning Object |
| Learning created a number of programs and | | | | Metadata (LOM). LOM defines element groups and |
| platforms, but only a few have gained | | | | elements that describe learning resources. |
| accreditation. The importance of Accreditation is | | | | ADL |
| that it sets certain standards by which students, | | | | Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) Initiative was |
| professionals, government bodies, and the general | | | | formed as a developer and implementer of |
| public know that a program or institution provides | | | | learning technologies across the Department of |
| a quality education. The four main accreditations | | | | Defense (DoD). ADL encourages the |
| are AICC, IEEE, ADL and IMS Global Consortium | | | | implementation and advancement of e-learning, to |
| AICC | | | | develop the standards, tools and learning content |
| The Aviation Industry CBT (Computer-Based | | | | for the learning environment of the future. The |
| Training) Committee –AICC, is an | | | | most widely established ADL publication is the |
| international organization that trains | | | | ADL Shareable Content Object Reference Model |
| technology-based professionals. The AICC | | | | (SCORM). |
| develops guidelines for aviation industry in the | | | | IMS Global Consortium |
| development, delivery, and evaluation of | | | | IMS GLC is a global, nonprofit, association that |
| Computer-Based Training and web based training | | | | provides in the shaping and growing of learning |
| technologies 9WBT). AICC has developed | | | | and educational technology industries through |
| guidelines to enable interoperability and provide an | | | | collaborative support of standards, innovation, |
| open forum for the discussion of CBT and WBT | | | | best practice and recognition of superior learning |
| other technologies. These technologies are the | | | | impact. IMS GLC focuses on the use of metadata |
| basis for many e-learning programs. Its | | | | to address content packaging; this is used to |
| computer-managed instruction (CMI) guidelines | | | | define how an LMS communicates with back-end |
| have had a great influence on shaping e-learning. | | | | applications and content objects. Since it is a |
| IEEE | | | | non-profit organization many of its standards are |
| Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | | | | made available on its website at no fee. |
| (IEEE), is an international organization that | | | | |