Construction and Innovative Application of MOOC for Large-Scale Improvement of Digital Teaching Literacy of Primary and Secondary School Teachers – Taking Guangdong Province of China as an Example

Primary and secondary school teachers are vital of high-quality basic education. Improving their digital teaching literacy is crucial to fostering a professional teaching force in the digital era. Massive open online course (MOOC) has characteristics like large-scale, openness, interactivity, and flexibility. Thus, MOOC holds promise for improving teachers’ digital teaching literacy on a large scale. This study clarified the connotation elements of primary and secondary school teachers’ digital teaching literacy. Guided by this literacy’s requirement, the study established a CCD development model of MOOC from construction concept, teaching content, design and development, and developed “Innovative Application of Digital Teaching Textbooks” MOOC. For Guangdong Province’s primary and secondary school teachers in China, two rounds of design-based research were conducted, forming a path for MOOC application to improving their digital teaching literacy. Effect analysis showed high participation among these teachers, affirming the MOOC’s efficacy improving their digital teaching literacy and application level.