Because of the advancement of the Internet technology, many resources and services have been provided via the web. Older adult learners have realized the importance of increasing their information literacy; thus, many older adult learners have attended or attending courses related to information technology. Also, e-leaning has become a flexible mean that older adult learners use to acquire knowledge and skills. Therefore, it is important to design proper and effective e-learning courses that meet older adult learners’ needs. The purpose of this study has fourfold. (1)To analyze the needs and perceptions of older adult learners toward e-learning design (2)To find out the principles of e-learning instructional design for older adult learners (3)To develop suitable e-learning courses and programs for older adult learners (4)To evaluate the effectiveness of the e-leaning courses developed through this research The research project is a two-year study. Participants will be instructors and older adult learners from the Active Aging Learning Centers (AALC) in central Taiwan. In the first year, content analysis and interviews will be used to understand older adult learners’ needs and perceptions toward e-leaning courses. Based on the research results of the first year’s study, e-learning design principles for older adult learners will be generated. In the second year, action research approach will be adopted to collect research data. The researcher will develop e-learning courses related to government’s senior education policy, and ask older adult learners to take these courses. Evaluation will be carried out to analyze the effectiveness of the e-learning courses through older adult learners’ reactions and their learning outcomes. It is hoped that the results of this research can provide useful suggestions for academics and practitioners to develop better e-learning courses to enrich older adult learners’ e-learning experience.