Elderly education，as an important part of lifelong education is also an important method of realizing active ageing. Under the context of population aging，a prominent problem facing the current elderly education lies in the contradiction between the huge demand of the elderly for learning and the limited resource supplies. This article believes，on the one hand，conceptually speaking，we must boost the transfer of the “welfare-oriented” elderly education to the “resource-oriented” one to solve this problem. Besides，we should cultivate the elderly’s independent awareness of being educated and focus on stimulating their own potential by adopting the concept of lifelong education and the perspective of active aging，thereby creating a positive image of senior citizen for the elderly；on the other hand，practically speaking，we must clarify the competent department for elderly education as quickly as possible，refine the policies and regulations for elderly education，establish a sound service system for elderly education，and enhance the training of senior education professionals，etc. All of these are important measures to effectively solve the practical dilemma of elderly education.