E-learning teacher training programs and the use of customized virtual learning environments are the subjects of this article. The study was based on data that was gathered on the impact of e-learning on students and concluded that the success of the programs could be attributed to a balance between face to face and e-learning together with the nature and structuring of the e-learning tasks, as well as other elements, such as the focus on professional learning and its immediate application in the work-place and others.