Vol. 10, Issue 3, Part A (2024)

Abstract
Education is a weapon for the conquest of knowledge. Without the help of education, we cannot overcome the darkness of ignorance. For the better improvement of education, we need a better platform and better-experienced resource persons. In the era of technology, we can access information and knowledge from all over the world within a second, which makes our learning process easier and faster. The Indian Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)-SWAYAM brings a remarkable change in the Indian higher education system. It provides the opportunity to job holder learners to enroll in their willing courses without any physical classroom restriction, and it also provides a self-paced learning environment to all groups of learners in their day-to-day hectic working schedules. This paper aims to discuss, the role of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)-SWAYAM in bridging the gap and distance in access to higher education. MOOCs-SWAYAM is an open online platform that offers a worldwide course from various disciplines with various subject experts and experienced skillful resource persons. This platform aims to provide free, flexible, and quality education to all. It plays a significant role in democratizing education by providing access to quality and skillful learning resources to learners worldwide. Furthermore, the paper discusses the journey of MOOCs- SWAYAM and how SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active-Learning for Young Aspiring Minds) helps bridge the gap and distance in higher education access in India.