Thanks to the accessibility of computer assisted learning platforms, nowadays receiving education is possible without time and distance barriers. The role of technology in providing education has been significant than ever before during the pandemic. Nowadays educational institutions at various levels transformed conventional way of organizing a lesson adopting online learning platforms. Yet certain challenges might be faced by the educators pivoting in the sphere such as lack of motivation in online classes where students are limited to virtual connection only deprived of a sense of physical connection and a sense of community fostered in face to face learning environments. Therefore the ways to keep students motivated and provide incentives for learning have become an area of keen interest and investigation by the researchers lately. The following article is also devoted to seek out strategies to motivate learners and promote active class engagement in online learning environments.