Guglielmo Trentin 
Conversational Agents as Online Learning Tutors [PDF ebook] 

By gathering important contributions from leading international experts in the field, this book explores the application of conversational agents in the specific role of tutor in e-learning processes (e.g. MOOCs, Mobile Assisted Learning). The aim is to investigate: [a] their technological implementation; [b] the underlying instructional design; [c] the type of activities that conversational agents carry out; [d] the outcomes of different experimental pilots and prototypes.