While the advantages of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) are praiseworthy (“ >Virtual courses for a knowledge-based society ,” July 1), the writer has failed to understand and explain the reason for the high enrolment of Indians in MOOCs worldwide but with a minimal rate of course completion. They seem to be sought after by students who are not academically inclined yet eager to have a course certificate. Second, there are a number of short-time online courses offered by bogus educational institutes — very popular again, being affordable. If MOOCs are to succeed in India, they must be under the supervision of the HRD Ministry, the UGC and the AICTE.
Sumeet Mahendra,
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