Taobao Tongxue(tongxue means schoolmate in Chinese) , an online course market, was launched recently. Some well-known online education services have joined in offering courses ranging from language learning to makeup. Actually a large number of online course or service providers already set up Taobao stores to sell their offerings. What more Taobao Classmates can provide is having consumers watch video courses without leaving Taobao. On its introduction page, Taobao Tongxue estimates the unique visits will reach 500 thousand by the end of September.