i took my first online class in high school 7 years ago and have since been taking some online classes over the course of my college adventures  its not for everyone if the circumstances were different i would suggest trying out a free online class through your public library if they offer that i did a few fun writing classes online while i was between colleges they are low stakes since the grade doesnt hurt any gpa and its free so no money is being wasted with the lower stakes you really have to be diligent about doing the coursework because you think to yourself it wont hurt anything if i just stop doing this but building that self-discipline is an invaluable skill to have  since you are being forced to take classes online and arent already used to it i wont lie its going to be rough for a bit but try to get in touch with classmates and set up a time to meet in the library or on a skype call or google hangout session that way you can all help each other out with the course material and hold each other accountable for doing the work  if it is feasible schedule your day as though you are actually going to classes set an alarm get dressed in the morning and go outside for a little bit just a walk around the block can be helpful if any casual restaurants are open go there and set up a workspace for an hour or so if you are only staying at home set up your living space so that work and home are separated   there are some good browser add-ons that you can try to keep you off of unproductive websites for certain hours of the day if you are tempted to play video games or something unplug your console and put it somewhere so that you have to put in effort to set it back up again if you have a pc that you use for gaming create a separate user login on the computer specifically for schoolwork and set it up with parental controls from your main account   one thing that helped me with online classes was creating an itinerary i would write down all of the things i needed to do and the material i needed to cover for the week or even just a day in advance each thing has a check box next to it so i can keep track of what i have done the list is prioritized so that the first items are due today and things near the bottom are okay to work on today but arent due yet   another thing you can do is schedule your day into blocks of time and include breaks when you would normally be going to a different class or having lunch schedule a break for that time dont do something you wouldnt normally do while at school though if you normally have to walk 15 minutes to get to your next class then go outside and walk for 15 minutes if you would normally take an hour between classes to do homework or readings for the next class then switch to a different position in your living space to work on those things for that hour  you are used to the routine of being at school keep up that routine try as much as possible to go about your day as you would if classes were still in-person