AgMOOCs achieve higher rate of certification

While massive open online courses (MOOCs) have been popular for over a decade, they are relatively rare in the food and agriculture sector. COL has been pioneering outreach using MOOCs in agriculture (AgMOOCs) since 2015.

In 2023, COL offered three professional-level AgMOOCs, attracting over 16,000 registrations from more than 55 countries. Most learners were advanced students and teachers in agricultural and veterinary universities. The proportion of learners meeting the eligibility criteria for certificates ranged from 30 to 40 per cent, which is higher than the global average for similar-sized MOOCs.