What are learning objects?
In order to understand learning management systems and learning content management systems, one must first understand Learning Objects. LCMSs manage information that is packaged in the form of Learning Objects and stored in a centralized Learning Object repository. Learning Objects are sharable, reusable “chunks” of information and learning content that can be presented individually or assembled in many combinations to create different courses, documents and presentations. Some Learning Objects may contain raw information in the form it was originally captured. Others contain the text and media content that was subsequently created to optimally teach or communicate the original information. A Learning Object can contain any type of informational content that can be delivered over the Web, and it can be thought of as a modular building block that can be updated, shared, re-used and assembled in different combinations to create different courses, documents and presentations. Do I need to
