Assessing the effectiveness of learning and teaching technologies for teaching distance mode students in higher education

This research paper develops a new method for assessing the effectiveness of learning and teaching technologies and selecting the most suitable learning and teaching technology for development in higher education. The relevant evaluation criteria are provided as a valuable reference for higher education institutions in establishing a standardized means of selecting the most suitable learning and teaching technology for development and implementation. Fuzzy numbers based approximated Linguistic variables are utilized to indicate decision maker´s personal assessments. This will allow efficient handling of subjectiveness and imprecision inherent in the evaluation process in a cognitive and least demanding way. An effective algorithm is developed based on the concepts of fuzzy minimum and fuzzy maximum to determine the performance of each alternative fin relation to every criterion. Selected example exhibits the applicability of chosen approach for dealing with real-world learning and teaching technology evaluation problem.