本文指出知识经济的发展给成人高等教育带来了发展机遇 ,它提高了成人教育在社会中的地位 ,为成人高等教育的创新提供了良好的条件 ,实现成人高等教育的创新是知识经济对高校的历史使命 ,因此 ,成人高等教育的创新要求高等学校树立崭新的教育理念 ,并且进行系统思考 ,实现成人高等教育内涵和外延的协调发展 This paper points out that the development of knowledge-based economy has brought development opportunities for adult higher education. It has raised the status of adult education in society, provided favorable conditions for the innovation of adult higher education, and realized the innovation of adult higher education. Therefore, the innovation of adult higher education requires institutions of higher learning to set up a brand new education concept and conduct systematic thinking to achieve the coordinated development of the connotation and extension of adult higher education