diff --git a/lib/db/services.php b/lib/db/services.php
index 7803aa83a59..d270a7573bc 100644
--- a/lib/db/services.php
+++ b/lib/db/services.php
@@ -1140,6 +1140,7 @@ $services = array(
             'core_user_get_users_by_field',
             'core_user_add_user_private_files',
             'mod_assign_view_grading_table',
+            'mod_scorm_view_scorm',
             ),
         'enabled' => 0,
         'restrictedusers' => 0,
diff --git a/mod/scorm/classes/external.php b/mod/scorm/classes/external.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e6425b4cc82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mod/scorm/classes/external.php
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+/**
+ * SCORM module external API
+ *
+ * @package    mod_scorm
+ * @category   external
+ * @copyright  2015 Juan Leyva <juan@moodle.com>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ * @since      Moodle 3.0
+ */
+
+defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die;
+
+require_once($CFG->libdir . '/externallib.php');
+require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/mod/scorm/lib.php');
+
+/**
+ * SCORM module external functions
+ *
+ * @package    mod_scorm
+ * @category   external
+ * @copyright  2015 Juan Leyva <juan@moodle.com>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ * @since      Moodle 3.0
+ */
+class mod_scorm_external extends external_api {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns description of method parameters
+     *
+     * @return external_function_parameters
+     * @since Moodle 3.0
+     */
+    public static function view_scorm_parameters() {
+        return new external_function_parameters(
+            array(
+                'scormid' => new external_value(PARAM_INT, 'scorm instance id')
+            )
+        );
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Trigger the course module viewed event.
+     *
+     * @param int $scormid the scorm instance id
+     * @return array of warnings and status result
+     * @since Moodle 3.0
+     * @throws moodle_exception
+     */
+    public static function view_scorm($scormid) {
+        global $DB, $CFG;
+        require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/mod/scorm/lib.php');
+
+        $params = self::validate_parameters(self::view_scorm_parameters(),
+                                            array(
+                                                'scormid' => $scormid
+                                            ));
+        $warnings = array();
+
+        // Request and permission validation.
+        $scorm = $DB->get_record('scorm', array('id' => $params['scormid']), '*', MUST_EXIST);
+        list($course, $cm) = get_course_and_cm_from_instance($scorm, 'scorm');
+
+        $context = context_module::instance($cm->id);
+        self::validate_context($context);
+
+        // Call the scorm/lib API.
+        scorm_view($scorm, $course, $cm, $context);
+
+        $result = array();
+        $result['status'] = true;
+        $result['warnings'] = $warnings;
+        return $result;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns description of method result value
+     *
+     * @return external_description
+     * @since Moodle 3.0
+     */
+    public static function view_scorm_returns() {
+        return new external_single_structure(
+            array(
+                'status' => new external_value(PARAM_BOOL, 'status: true if success'),
+                'warnings' => new external_warnings()
+            )
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/mod/scorm/db/services.php b/mod/scorm/db/services.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1a95c3e0cf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mod/scorm/db/services.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+/**
+ * SCORM external functions and service definitions.
+ *
+ * @package    mod_scorm
+ * @category   external
+ * @copyright  2015 Juan Leyva <juan@moodle.com>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ * @since      Moodle 3.0
+ */
+
+$functions = array(
+
+    'mod_scorm_view_scorm' => array(
+        'classname'     => 'mod_scorm_external',
+        'methodname'    => 'view_scorm',
+        'description'   => 'Trigger the course module viewed event.',
+        'type'          => 'write',
+        'capabilities'  => ''
+    ),
+);
diff --git a/mod/scorm/lib.php b/mod/scorm/lib.php
index d5b26644e79..1e2164ffcc9 100644
--- a/mod/scorm/lib.php
+++ b/mod/scorm/lib.php
@@ -1463,5 +1463,4 @@ function scorm_view($scorm, $course, $cm, $context) {
     $event->add_record_snapshot('course', $course);
     $event->add_record_snapshot('scorm', $scorm);
     $event->trigger();
-
 }
diff --git a/mod/scorm/tests/externallib_test.php b/mod/scorm/tests/externallib_test.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..176fee51b49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mod/scorm/tests/externallib_test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+/**
+ * SCORM module external functions tests
+ *
+ * @package    mod_scorm
+ * @category   external
+ * @copyright  2015 Juan Leyva <juan@moodle.com>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ * @since      Moodle 3.0
+ */
+
+defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
+
+global $CFG;
+
+require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/webservice/tests/helpers.php');
+require_once($CFG->dirroot . '/mod/scorm/lib.php');
+
+/**
+ * SCORM module external functions tests
+ *
+ * @package    mod_scorm
+ * @category   external
+ * @copyright  2015 Juan Leyva <juan@moodle.com>
+ * @license    http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ * @since      Moodle 3.0
+ */
+class mod_scorm_external_testcase extends externallib_advanced_testcase {
+
+    /**
+     * Test view_scorm
+     */
+    public function test_view_scorm() {
+        global $DB;
+
+        $this->resetAfterTest(true);
+
+        $this->setAdminUser();
+        // Setup test data.
+        $course = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_course();
+        $scorm = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_module('scorm', array('course' => $course->id));
+        $context = context_module::instance($scorm->cmid);
+        $cm = get_coursemodule_from_instance('scorm', $scorm->id);
+
+        // Test invalid instance id.
+        try {
+            mod_scorm_external::view_scorm(0);
+            $this->fail('Exception expected due to invalid mod_scorm instance id.');
+        } catch (moodle_exception $e) {
+            $this->assertEquals('invalidrecord', $e->errorcode);
+        }
+
+        // Test not-enrolled user.
+        $user = self::getDataGenerator()->create_user();
+        $this->setUser($user);
+        try {
+            mod_scorm_external::view_scorm($scorm->id);
+            $this->fail('Exception expected due to not enrolled user.');
+        } catch (moodle_exception $e) {
+            $this->assertEquals('requireloginerror', $e->errorcode);
+        }
+
+        // Test user with full capabilities.
+        $studentrole = $DB->get_record('role', array('shortname' => 'student'));
+        $this->getDataGenerator()->enrol_user($user->id, $course->id, $studentrole->id);
+
+        // Trigger and capture the event.
+        $sink = $this->redirectEvents();
+
+        $result = mod_scorm_external::view_scorm($scorm->id);
+        $result = external_api::clean_returnvalue(mod_scorm_external::view_scorm_returns(), $result);
+
+        $events = $sink->get_events();
+        $this->assertCount(1, $events);
+        $event = array_shift($events);
+
+        // Checking that the event contains the expected values.
+        $this->assertInstanceOf('\mod_scorm\event\course_module_viewed', $event);
+        $this->assertEquals($context, $event->get_context());
+        $moodleurl = new \moodle_url('/mod/scorm/view.php', array('id' => $cm->id));
+        $this->assertEquals($moodleurl, $event->get_url());
+        $this->assertEventContextNotUsed($event);
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($event->get_name());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/mod/scorm/version.php b/mod/scorm/version.php
index 13747d8d472..54f91618ef4 100644
--- a/mod/scorm/version.php
+++ b/mod/scorm/version.php
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
-$plugin->version   = 2015051101;    // The current module version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX).
+$plugin->version   = 2015051102;    // The current module version (Date: YYYYMMDDXX).
 $plugin->requires  = 2015050500;    // Requires this Moodle version.
 $plugin->component = 'mod_scorm';   // Full name of the plugin (used for diagnostics).
 $plugin->cron      = 300;
diff --git a/version.php b/version.php
index 1228df7869d..27a235a6316 100644
--- a/version.php
+++ b/version.php
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
-$version  = 2015071600.00;              // YYYYMMDD      = weekly release date of this DEV branch.
+$version  = 2015071600.01;              // YYYYMMDD      = weekly release date of this DEV branch.
                                         //         RR    = release increments - 00 in DEV branches.
                                         //           .XX = incremental changes.