Massive open online course (MOOC) learning builds capacity and improves competence for patient safety among global learners: A prospective cohort study

Education about patient safety has historically been limited in health professionals curricula and largely inaccessible to the general public. We developed a massive open online course (MOOC), The Science of Safety in Healthcare, to present the foundational patient safety principles to a broad global audience of health professionals, learners, and patients interested in patient safety.To describe the Science of Safety in Healthcare MOOC, its...