Why shouldn a publisher just make test banks available in CMS-specific formats (eg., Blackboard, ANGEL, Desire2Learn, eCollege, Moodle, etc.)?
• Each course management system (CMS) uses a different file format for its proprietary exam tools. It is expensive to develop and distribute test banks in each of these formats. By contrast, Respondus software supports all the leading CMSs, so the better approach is to distribute test banks in this one format. • The file formats for CMSs often change with each major release. For instance, Blackboard has changed their “pool” structure with each major update of their system. In some cases, different assessment tools within the same version of the CMS are different. For example, the file format for “self tests” in Blackboard CE is different than the file format for quizzes. Respondus resolves these problems by supporting all the file formats that are required. • Even when an eLearning system uses an “interoperable standard” for its assessment tools, the “implementation” of the standard differs across eLearning systems. Hence, if you create a test bank according to a particular standard, i
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