Creating a Global Community of Learners in Nursing and Beyond: Caring Science, Mindful Practice MOOC.

Aim: The aim was to examine the usefulness of a massive open online course (MOOC) on caring and mindfulness to a broad international audience that included nurses, allied health professionals, and others.

Background: MOOCs in higher education have been evident since 2008. Very few MOOCs on nursing topics have appeared since that time.