Standards Organizations
The bodies that created, maintained, and evolved eLearning interoperability standards.
ADL Initiative
activeAdvanced Distributed Learning Initiative
1997–present
The U.S. DoD program that created SCORM, funded xAPI, and has been the most influential force in eLearning standards for nearly three decades.
AICC
dissolvedAviation Industry Computer-Based Training Committee
1988–2014
The original eLearning standards body. Born from the aviation industry, AICC laid the groundwork for everything that followed — and its final act was creating cmi5.
1EdTech (IMS Global)
renamed1EdTech Consortium (formerly IMS Global Learning Consortium)
1997–present
The standards body behind LTI, Common Cartridge, QTI, and Caliper. Rebranded from IMS Global to 1EdTech in 2022.
LETSI
dissolvedLearning-Education-Training Systems Interoperability
2008–2012
The international federation that documented SCORM's limitations and charted the path toward xAPI through over 100 white papers.
Rustici Software
activeRustici Software
2002–present
Built SCORM Cloud, developed the Tin Can API/xAPI under ADL contract, and became the eLearning industry's most trusted standards implementation partner.
IEEE LTSC
activeIEEE Learning Technology Standards Committee
1996–present
The IEEE committee responsible for formal standardization of learning technologies, including xAPI 2.0 (IEEE 9274.1.1).