• Dr. S.I.Humayun
• Aprameya Mohanty

This paper tries to focus on the status of MOOCs and E-content development. It further elaborates the concept and background of MOOCs and their benefits and limitations. The author also tries to incorporate MOOCs' impact from a social science perspective and a global perspective. The wide use of advanced technology and its enhancement in the academic field. This paper focuses on the recent trends of the researches related to MOOCs and their usage in various disciplines. It also covered e-content development and its role in changing and modern education systems. The benefits of MOOCs and the use of E-content developments are discussed in the paper. Also, the challenges and limitations of their use are discussed. The paper also focuses on the current Indian scenario during the Covid-19 pandemic, which is considered the most crucial time for the development of online learning platforms. It also shows the paradigm shift of various ideologies related to MOOCs. The current trends on online educations and eLearning are discussed in this paper. The perspectives through social science are discussed, which seems important in current times. Initiatives taken by the Indian government and their benefits are also discussed and elaborated. Learning analytics and its role through MOOC are also discussed. Though this paper is supposed to focus on social science, the author has tried to elaborate on all streams and courses. A written summary of the science and technical courses is unavoidable while discussing online learning.

MOOCs, massive open online courses, e-content development, eLearning, online eLearning.

"STATUS OF MOOCS AND E-CONTENT DEVELOPMENT: A SOCIAL SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 4, page no.175-183, April-2021, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2104123.pdf

"STATUS OF MOOCS AND E-CONTENT DEVELOPMENT: A SOCIAL SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.8, Issue 4, page no. pp175-183, April-2021, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2104123.pdf