Online Learning Platforms & Tools Flashcards

Which standard lets an external tool, such as a publisher's quiz app, launch securely from inside an LMS course?

Answer: Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI)

LTI is the IMS Global standard for integrating third-party learning tools into an LMS.

An instructor wants to package interactive content so it can be imported into any compliant LMS and report completion and scores. Which format is most suitable?

Answer: SCORM

SCORM packages e-learning content and tracks completion and scores in a compliant LMS.

Which specification can record learning activities that happen outside an LMS, such as mobile apps or simulations?

Answer: xAPI (Experience API)

xAPI records learner activity statements from many sources to a learning record store.

Which of these is an open-source LMS?

Answer: Moodle

Moodle is a widely used open-source LMS; Blackboard is proprietary and Panopto is video software.

What is the main purpose of a learning record store (LRS)?

Answer: Storing xAPI statements about learner activity

An LRS receives and stores xAPI statements from learning activities.

Which tool type is best suited for asynchronous, threaded class conversation that learners join on their own schedule?

Answer: Discussion forum

Discussion forums support time-shifted, threaded dialogue.

A learner using a screen reader cannot understand an instructor's embedded diagram. What is the best fix?

Answer: Add descriptive alt text or a text description

Alt text lets screen readers convey the meaning of visual content.