Building a Public Service Platform for Lifelong Education, Promoting the Development of an Education Service System for the Elderly

Abstract

The aging problem is increasingly serious in China. This paper explores the ways for old people open education development through the analysis of the elderly population growth trend, education status, and related policy support, the advantages of open education in our country. It is concluded to make use of information technology advantages, to build a lifelong education public service platform, and to develop “Internet plus education plus service”, in a bid to realize the sharing and the equilibrium allocation of elderly education resources in urban and rural areas. All these measures meet the increasing demand for education for the elderly. Keywords—Elderly People; Open Education for the Elderly; Public Service Platform of Online Lifelong Education; “Internet + Education + Service”