This document discusses trends in continuing education. It outlines how open scholars are creating new educational models that maximize social learning, multimedia use, participatory and connectivist pedagogies, open data collection and use, and knowledge networks. Examples of massive open online courses (MOOCs) and free online education platforms like Khan Academy, Coursera, Udacity, edX and FutureLearn are provided. The document also mentions how MOOCs are being used by companies for training and how universities can build sustainable models that break down barriers between students, universities, companies and communities through interactivity and connectivity without limits on learning spaces.