diff --git a/course/dnduploadlib.php b/course/dnduploadlib.php
index 5d146235ce6..16d51dc8dfd 100644
--- a/course/dnduploadlib.php
+++ b/course/dnduploadlib.php
@@ -648,16 +648,7 @@ class dndupload_ajax_processor {
         $mod = $info->get_cm($this->cm->id);
 
         // Trigger course module created event.
-        $event = \core\event\course_module_created::create(array(
-            'courseid' => $this->course->id,
-            'context'  => context_module::instance($mod->id),
-            'objectid' => $mod->id,
-            'other'    => array(
-                'modulename' => $mod->modname,
-                'name'       => $mod->name,
-                'instanceid' => $instanceid
-            )
-        ));
+        $event = \core\event\course_module_created::create_from_cm($mod);
         $event->trigger();
 
         $this->send_response($mod);
diff --git a/course/modlib.php b/course/modlib.php
index 8ece656e681..5fd80e2a002 100644
--- a/course/modlib.php
+++ b/course/modlib.php
@@ -148,16 +148,11 @@ function add_moduleinfo($moduleinfo, $course, $mform = null) {
     $sectionid = course_add_cm_to_section($course, $moduleinfo->coursemodule, $moduleinfo->section);
 
     // Trigger event based on the action we did.
-    $event = \core\event\course_module_created::create(array(
-         'courseid' => $course->id,
-         'context'  => $modcontext,
-         'objectid' => $moduleinfo->coursemodule,
-         'other'    => array(
-             'modulename' => $moduleinfo->modulename,
-             'name'       => $moduleinfo->name,
-             'instanceid' => $moduleinfo->instance
-         )
-    ));
+    // Api create_from_cm expects modname and id property, and we don't want to modify $moduleinfo since we are returning it.
+    $eventdata = clone $moduleinfo;
+    $eventdata->modname = $eventdata->modulename;
+    $eventdata->id = $eventdata->coursemodule;
+    $event = \core\event\course_module_created::create_from_cm($eventdata, $modcontext);
     $event->trigger();
 
     $moduleinfo = edit_module_post_actions($moduleinfo, $course);
diff --git a/lib/classes/event/course_module_created.php b/lib/classes/event/course_module_created.php
index c8eb8581432..e481ec1de6f 100644
--- a/lib/classes/event/course_module_created.php
+++ b/lib/classes/event/course_module_created.php
@@ -54,6 +54,35 @@ class course_module_created extends base {
         $this->data['edulevel'] = self::LEVEL_TEACHING;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Api to Create new event from course module.
+     *
+     * @since Moodle 2.6.4, 2.7.1
+     * @param \cm_info|\stdClass $cm course module instance, as returned by {@link get_coursemodule_from_id}
+     *                               or {@link get_coursemodule_from_instance}.
+     * @param \context_module $modcontext module context instance
+     *
+     * @return \core\event\base returns instance of new event
+     */
+    public static final function create_from_cm($cm, $modcontext = null) {
+        // If not set, get the module context.
+        if (empty($modcontext)) {
+            $modcontext = \context_module::instance($cm->id);
+        }
+
+        // Create event object for course module update action.
+        $event = static::create(array(
+            'context'  => $modcontext,
+            'objectid' => $cm->id,
+            'other'    => array(
+                'modulename' => $cm->modname,
+                'instanceid' => $cm->instance,
+                'name'       => $cm->name,
+            )
+        ));
+        return $event;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns localised general event name.
      *