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This paper investigates how the xAPI (Application Programming Interface) – which is a new open-source-based learning technology specification – can be used to track learning in a mobile and flexible learning environment. The xAPI allows one to capture data about a person or group’s activities from many technologies, either online or offline. There are several advantages in using the xAPI. For example, xAPI takes e-learning outside the browser; it allows for both informal and formal learning; and it focuses on tracking learning activities. Also, xAPI can be used to track learning via games, simulations, virtual worlds, social learning, self-directed learning, collaboration and team-based learning.
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Lim, K.C. (2018). Using the xAPI to Track Learning. In: Li, K., Yuen, K., Wong, B. (eds) Innovations in Open and Flexible Education. Education Innovation Series. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7995-5_21
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