Social media in adult education : edited book

Abstract

The edited book „Social Media in Adult Education“ presents the results of the international research carried out within the framework of Grundtvig multilateral partnership project “Institutional Strategies Targeting the Uptake of Social Networking in Adult Education (ISTUS)” focusing on the use of social media in adult education. The ways how institutions of adult education envision social media application to improve teaching/learning processes are analyzed in the book. The project team aimed at researching the multiple phenomenon of the use of social media in adult education, as a phenomenon of our living world, revealing the multifaceted nature of the phenomenon. The main contradictory aspects are distinguished in the analysis of the research results which open up new perspectives for further research.