SCORM in Higher Education

This concept is intriguing to me (perhaps I need a life!): SCORM is not for Everyone. I hear discussions about the need to be SCORM-compiant in higher education frequently...and yet according to this article, SCORM shouldn't even be used at this level...unfortunately, there aren't really any suitable alternatives.

PS - The topic dropdown list (when posting) doesn't include "standards"...unless I just missed it.