If your absence is unplanned, call and leave a message for your instructor. Get extra help if you need it. Talk to your instructor. Remember that tutoring may be available. If you fall behind your completion schedule, see your instructor to make arrangements to get on track again.
Some people study better with friends.
You may want to find someone else in the same course and work together. Your instructor can assist you in finding other students at a similar point in the course. Click here to see Study Strategies picked up on the road to success . I'm easily distracted by noises. A limited number of personal study carrels to reduce distraction are available.