The article deals with the main principles of andragogical support a tutor needs to consider when planning his work in e-learning of adults. The tutor's role in encouraging and guiding learning in an e-learning programme is presented from the point of view of constructivist and connectivist theories. Connectivism is a relatively new theory of learning, which sees knowledge as existing within systems which are accessed through people participating in activities. It has a special importance in the field of e-learning, since it emphasizes the role and effect technology has on how people live, how they communicate, and how they learn. The article shows that connectivism advocates the use of experiential learning methods, the learner’s active participation in the learning process, and emphasizes the role of reflection. In addition, it presents the main competences of a tutor and the planning aspects of his work.V prispevku bomo zajeli glavne vidike tutorske podpore v e-izobraževanju, ki jih mora tutor upoštevati pri načrtovanju svojega dela. Z vidika teorij konstruktivizma in konektivizma bomo prikazali vlogo tutorja pri spodbujanju in usmerjanju učenja v e-izobraževalnem programu. Konektivizem je novejša teorija učenja, ki znanje umešča v sisteme, ki so ljudem dostopni prek sodelovanja v dejavnostih; ima prav posebno vlogo na področju e-izobraževanja, saj poudarja pomen in učinek tehnologije na način, kako živimo, kako se sporazumevamo in kako se učimo. Ugotovili bomo tudi, da konektivizem poudarja predvsem uporabo metod izkustvenega učenja, aktivnost udeleženca pri učenju ter pomen refleksije. V članku bodo še predstavljene glavne tutorjeve kompetence in vidiki načrtovanja njegovega dela
