• In sum, there are three main obstacles for providing effective online materials and learning environments.
  • Lack of support for the collaborative and dynamic nature of learning
  • Lack of standards for locating and operating interactive platform-independent materials
  • Lack of incentives and structure for developing and sharing content
• Overall goal of the IMS Project is to Enable an Open Architecture for Learning.
• IMS Stakeholders
  • Learners
  • Teachers
  • Coordinators
  • Providers
• Design Assumptions
  • Content needs to be granular; systems need to be scalable
  • Desire for interoperability
  • Desire for customization and extensibility
  • Importance of collaboration