diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/skillshare.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/skillshare.py
index c63b52ab5..43a6113c2 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/skillshare.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/skillshare.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from __future__ import unicode_literals
 import json
 from .common import InfoExtractor
+from .brightcove import BrightcoveNewIE
 
 
 class SkillshareClassIE(InfoExtractor):
@@ -10,52 +11,26 @@ class SkillshareClassIE(InfoExtractor):
     _TEST = {
         'url': 'https://www.skillshare.com/classes/SEO-Today-Strategies-to-Earn-Trust-Rank-High-and-Stand-Out/423483018',
         'only_matching': True,
-        'info_dict': {
-            'id': '5463396146001',
-            'ext': 'mp4',
-            'title': 'Introduction',
-            # TODO more properties, either as:
-            # * A value
-            # * MD5 checksum; start the string with md5:
-            # * A regular expression; start the string with re:
-            # * Any Python type (for example int or float)
-        }
     }
 
     def _real_extract(self, url):
-        search_term = r'(?P<json_line>{"userData":{.+});\n'
-        lesson_info_api_url_format = "https://www.skillshare.com/sessions/{}/video"
-        video_api_url_format = "https://edge.api.brightcove.com/playback/v1/accounts/{}/videos/{}"
-        headers = {"Accept": "application/json;pk=BCpkADawqM2OOcM6njnM7hf9EaK6lIFlqiXB0iWjqGWU    QjU7R8965xUvIQNqdQbnDTLz0IAO7E6Ir2rIbXJtFdzrGtitoee0n1XXRliD-RH9A-svuvNW    9qgo3Bh34HEZjXjG4Nml4iyz3KqF"}
         class_id = self._match_id(url)
-        class_page = self._download_webpage(url, class_id)
-        class_json_data = json.loads(self._search_regex(search_term, class_page, 'class_json_data'))
+        class_json_data = json.loads(self._search_regex(r'(?P<json_line>{"userData":{.+});\n', self._download_webpage(url, class_id), 'class_json_data'))
         account_id = str(class_json_data.get('pageData').get('videoPlayerData').get('brightcoveAccountId'))
-        class_title = class_json_data.get('pageData').get('headerData').get('title')
         lessons = class_json_data.get('pageData').get('videoPlayerData').get('units')[0].get('sessions')
-        videos = []
+        entries = []
         for lesson in lessons:
             lesson_id = str(lesson.get('id'))
-            lesson_info_api_url = lesson_info_api_url_format.format(lesson_id)
-            lesson_info_api_response = self._download_json(lesson_info_api_url, lesson_id)
-            print(lesson_info_api_response)
+            lesson_info_api_response = self._download_json("https://www.skillshare.com/sessions/{}/video".format(lesson_id), lesson_id)
             if 'video_hashed_id' not in lesson_info_api_response:
                 break
             video_hashed_id = lesson_info_api_response.get('video_hashed_id')[3:]
-            video_api_url = video_api_url_format.format(account_id, video_hashed_id)
-            video_api_response = self._download_json(video_api_url, video_hashed_id, headers=headers)
-            lesson_title = lesson.get('title')
-            lesson_url = video_api_response.get('sources')[-1].get('src')
-            video = {
+            entry = {
+                '_type': 'url_transparent',
                 'id': video_hashed_id,
-                'title': lesson_title,
-                'url': lesson_url,
-                'ext': 'mp4',
+                'title': lesson.get('title'),
+                'ie_key': BrightcoveNewIE.ie_key(),
+                'url': 'https://players.brightcove.net/{}/default_default/index.html?videoId={}'.format(account_id, video_hashed_id),
             }
-            videos.append(video)
-        return {
-            'id': class_id,
-            'title': class_title,
-            '_type': 'playlist',
-            'entries': videos
-        }
+            entries.append(entry)
+        return self.playlist_result(entries, class_id, class_json_data.get('pageData').get('headerData').get('title'), class_json_data.get("pageData").get('sectionData').get('description'))