Bibliography and Summary

Annotated Bibliography

Student Name

Course/Number

Due Date

Faculty Name

You may include a cover page for

your annotated bibliography. This is

an example of an APA cover page

for undergraduate and master’s

students. Doctoral students should

use the annotated bibliography

sample found on the Doctoral

Writing Resources site under

Formatting.

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Annotated Bibliography

Biemiller, L. (2013, December 6). From a million MOOC users, a few early research results. The

Chronicle of Higher Education [Web log post]. Retrieved from

http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/from-a-million-mooc-users-a-few-early-research-

results/48841

This article discusses a study conducted by the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate

School of Education. Sixteen massive open online courses, or MOOCs, were observed

to determine student retention. Student completion of the courses was unremarkable.

Several differing variables may have contributed to the outcomes of each course based

on topic, length of course, student nationality, and so on. More studies on how MOOCs

are administered and conducted must be made.

Films for the Humanities and Sciences. (Producer). (2014, August). Internet research: What’s

credible? Available from Films on Demand in the University of Phoenix Library

http://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=7967&xtid=58373&loid=266720

This video discusses the risks taken with using popular search engines to locate

resources for academic work. It notes that most resources available online are not

guaranteed reliable or peer-reviewed. Some tips are offered to help alleviate some

search issues and to aid in locating appropriate resources. Detailed reasons to not use

Wikipedia and like sites are provided.

Francois, E. J. (2014). Motivational orientations of non-traditional adult students to enroll in a

degree-seeking program. New Horizons in Adult Education & Human Resource

Development, 26(2), 19–35. doi: 10.1002/nha3.20060

This

annotated

bibliography

includes

references

formatted

according to

APA

standards.

An annotated

bibliography is

a list of

references to

books, articles,

web pages, and

other sources.

The reference is

listed first and

is followed by a

brief summary,

or annotation,

of the source.

The annotation

informs the

reader of the

relevance and

quality of the

sources.

Academic

sources should

be relevant

and credible.

Include

sources that