What is the difference between CanCore and SCORM?
The relationship between CanCore and the Sharable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) is not one that can be captured through a simple one-to-one comparison. SCORM references a number of specifications and guidelines to create a multi-dimensional reference model. Significantly, this reference model includes includes a “content aggregation model”, and has been developed in the context of military and training applications. The CanCore metadata profile addresses only one of the many specifications referenced by SCORM –namely, the IMS metadata specification. CanCore, moreover, has been developed in the context of public and continuing education needs and requirements. Currently, CanCore metadata is being used to describe and classify content that would be identified in the SCORM content aggregation model as “Raw Media.” In compliance with SCORM, the CanCore element set includes all 11 elements that SCORM identifies as mandatory for Raw Media materials.
