Disclosed are novel methods and apparatus for providing inter-SCO navigation, for example, in SCORM-based courseware. In an embodiment, a method of navigating a course is disclosed. The method includes: launching the course, the course having a plurality of portions including a first portion and a second portion; displaying the first portion of the course; determining when the first portion of the course is exited; upon exiting of the first portion of the course, determining whether the first portion of the course is exited at a beginning of the first portion; if the first portion of the course is exited at the beginning of the first portion, determining whether the first portion is a starting portion of the course in accordance with a course structure format information of the course; if it is determined that the first portion is not the starting portion of the course, launching a previous portion of the course; if the first portion of the course is exited at an end of the first portion, determining whether the first portion is a last portion of the course; and if it is determined that the first portion is not the last portion of the course, launching a next portion of the course.