Rails способ, вы можете попробовать с формой объекта f:
<%= f.select :addr, options_from_collection_for_select(@devices,:mac_address, :mac_address,:multiple => true), {prompt: 'Please select ...' }, { class: 'form-control', :onchange => "getSelectedDeviceType()" } %>
или с select_tag:
<%= select_tag 'addr', options_for_select(@devices.map { |s| [s.name, s.id] }), {multiple: true, :onchange => "getSelectedDeviceType()" %>